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Background imageExplorer Collection: Shackleton's Ship The Quest in London Docks

Shackleton's Ship The Quest in London Docks

Background imageExplorer Collection: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton, Scott, Wilson

Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton, Scott, Wilson
Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition Shackleton Scott and Wilson in 1902

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson, Bowers, Cherry-Garrard

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson, Bowers, Cherry-Garrard
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Wilson Bowers and Cherry-Garrard on their return from Cape Crozier in 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloon

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloon
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launching a weather balloon

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addresses crew

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addresses crew
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott addressing the crew of the Terra Nova prior to departure probably in June 1910

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lieutenant Evans October 1911

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lieutenant Evans October 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition - at the South Pole

Scott's Antarctic Expedition - at the South Pole
Scott's Antarctic Expedition At the South Pole left to right Oates Bowers Scott Wilson Evans on 17th January 1912

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing Cardiff

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing Cardiff
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova departing from Cardiff

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott's last words

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott's last words in his diary March 1912

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition - Bowers Wilson, Cherry-Garrard

Scott's Antarctic Expedition - Bowers Wilson, Cherry-Garrard
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Bowers Wilson and Cherry-Garrard in June 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova in Pack Ice

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova in Pack Ice 13th December 1910

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Evans Day Lashly and Hooper

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Evans Day Lashly and Hooper in October 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Cpt. Scott on the Terra Nova

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Cpt. Scott on the Terra Nova
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Captain Scott on the Terra Nova in 1910

Background imageExplorer Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lt. Pennell on the Terra Nova

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lt. Pennell on the Terra Nova
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Lieutenant Pennell on the Terra Nova in 1912

Background imageExplorer Collection: Chilwell Road, Beeston early 1900's

Chilwell Road, Beeston early 1900's
The Motor Party left to right Lashby, Day, Evans, Hooper, British Antarctic Expedition led by Captain Scott 1910 -1913

Background imageExplorer Collection: Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz

Background imageExplorer Collection: Lieutenant Evans with instrument to pinpoint the South Pole

Lieutenant Evans with instrument to pinpoint the South Pole
Lieutenant Evans of Captain Scott's team with an instrument used to pinpoint the South Pole Date: 1910s

Background imageExplorer Collection: Alexandre Delcommune - Belgian military and explorer

Alexandre Delcommune - Belgian military and explorer
Alexandre Delcommune (1855-1922). Belgian military and explorer, integrated in the Public Force of the Congo Free State. Portrait. Engraving

Background imageExplorer Collection: Human sacrifices in the Country of the Bakutis

Human sacrifices in the Country of the Bakutis
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Human sacrifices in the country of the Bakutis, near the Equator station. Chromolithography

Background imageExplorer Collection: Georg August Schweinfurth. German botanist and explorer

Georg August Schweinfurth. German botanist and explorer
Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925). German botanist and explorer. He discovered the Uele River, a tributary of the Congo. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageExplorer Collection: Steamship Stanley - E. A. Tilly

Steamship Stanley - E. A. Tilly
History of Africa. Steamship Stanley. It was built for the journey of Henry Morton Stanley on the Congo River. Engraving by E. A. Tilly

Background imageExplorer Collection: David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Portrait

David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Portrait
David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. In 1852 he discovered the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi and reached the shores of the Indian Ocean in 1856. Portrait. Engraving

Background imageExplorer Collection: Edmond Hanssens. Belgian military and explorer. Portrait

Edmond Hanssens. Belgian military and explorer. Portrait
Edmond Hanssens (1843-1884). Belgian military, explorer and colonial administrator. He took part in the expedition of Stanley to the Congo. Engraving

Background imageExplorer Collection: Pierre Paul Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905)

Pierre Paul Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905). French explorer and navigator of Italian origin. Colonial administrator, founder of the Middle Congo. Engraving

Background imageExplorer Collection: Diogo Cao (ca. 1452-1486)

Diogo Cao (ca. 1452-1486). Portuguese navigator, discoverer of the mouth of the Congo river. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageExplorer Collection: Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
This sculpture portrays a young Christopher Columbus, famous Italian explorer and navigator who succeeded in opening the way for the colonization of the Americas through voyaging across the Atlantic

Background imageExplorer Collection: Polar Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr

Polar Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr
A superb photograph of a Polar Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (1888-1957) in full furs and holding a snow shoe. Byrd was a pioneering American naval officer, aviator, polar explorer

Background imageExplorer Collection: RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada

RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada
RMS Titanic - letter dated 6 May 1912 relating to the loss of a cable on the Titanic, from Carl Zeidler, an explorer in Toronto, to Messrs Houston Bros, Vicksburg, Missouri, USA. Date: 1912

Background imageExplorer Collection: British and Norwegian bases in the South Pole

British and Norwegian bases in the South Pole. The routes taken by Captain Amunsden and Captain Scott. The Norwegian base was on the Bay of Whales, the British Base was at Roberston Bay

Background imageExplorer Collection: Route taken to the South Pole by different expeditions

Route taken to the South Pole by different expeditions
Route taken to the South Pole by Captain Roald Amunsden. He led the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage by sea, from 1903 to 1906, and the first expedition to the South Pole in 1911

Background imageExplorer Collection: Vasco da Gama (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer

Vasco da Gama (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageExplorer Collection: Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator and colonist of the Americas. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageExplorer Collection: Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa (1519-1574)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa (1519-1574). Spanish marine. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Background imageExplorer Collection: Old Bill Goes East

Old Bill Goes East
Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather (1887-1959), speculating that in 1940 Europe could be considered the darkest continent. Old Bill was a popular recurring character in his cartoons. Date: 1940

Background imageExplorer Collection: Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years

Background imageExplorer Collection: Death of David Livingstone (1813-1873). Engraving. Colored

Death of David Livingstone (1813-1873). Engraving. Colored
David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Death of Livingstone in the village of Chief Chitambo's, 1873. Engraving by Riov. The Illustrated World, 1882. Colored

Background imageExplorer Collection: 1506-1579 America American Cadaver Colombia Colored

1506-1579 America American Cadaver Colombia Colored
1506-1579, America, american, cadaver, Colombia, colored, conquistador, Crown, of, Castile, dead, death, engraving, explorer, Gonzalo, Jima?o?nez, de, Quesada, Jim

Background imageExplorer Collection: Death of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Colored engraving

Death of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Colored engraving
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Explorer and navigator genoese. Death of Columbus. Engraving by N. Vazquez after a painting of Francisco Ortego. The Artistic Illustration, 1892. Colored

Background imageExplorer Collection: Last Voyage Explorer Adventurer Discovery North

Last Voyage Explorer Adventurer Discovery North
last, voyage, explorer, adventurer, discovery, north, west, passage, america, arctic, ice, icebergs, fateful, fate, certain, death, open, boat, cast, aderift, abandoned, young, son, crew, henry

Background imageExplorer Collection: Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen

Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872 - 1907), Danish explorer, who disappeared during the Danish Expedition to the North-East Coast of Greenland in 1906-07. Date:

Background imageExplorer Collection: First British Built Construction Southampton

First British Built Construction Southampton
first, british, built, construction, southampton, docks, orient, explorer, 1959, borneo, 1958, oil, drilling, platform, industry, history, historical, 10513466

Background imageExplorer Collection: Orient Explorer oil drilling platform

Orient Explorer oil drilling platform
The Orient Explorer, the first British-built oil drilling platform, constructed in Southampton Docks, pictured shortly before it was towed 9, 200 miles to Labuan in Borneo Date: February 1959

Background imageExplorer Collection: Explorer Sealife Giant Fish Corpse Pregnant Saw

Explorer Sealife Giant Fish Corpse Pregnant Saw
explorer, sealife, giant, fish, corpse, pregnant, saw, ova, embryonic, fishes, poses, dead, tiger, shark, hammer, head, mitchell, hedges, 1923, battles, 1920s, the, of, and, a, in, he, with, %iln

Background imageExplorer Collection: Colonel Frederick Burnaby

Colonel Frederick Burnaby (1842 - 1885), English soldier and explorer, engraving shortly before his death

Background imageExplorer Collection: Captain Sir John Franklin

Captain Sir John Franklin
Sir John Franklin (1786 - 1847), British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic. Wearing his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageExplorer Collection: Robert O'Hara Burke

Robert O'Hara Burke (1820 - 1861), Irish explorer, pictured shortly before his death in 1861. Burke had emigrated to Australia in 1853

Background imageExplorer Collection: GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE

GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE American naval officer and Arctic explorer with De Long, his party survived wreck and he headed rescue expedition which found De Long dead Date: 1841 - 1912

Background imageExplorer Collection: Frederick Couteney Selous - Fair 1894

Frederick Couteney Selous - Fair 1894
Frederick Corteney Selous (1851 - 1917) - English hunter and explorer 1894



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