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Greenland Collection

Background imageGreenland Collection: Map / Arctic Circle C1880

Map / Arctic Circle C1880
Map of the Arctic Circle with details of explorations

Background imageGreenland Collection: A 230 Squadron RAF Short Sunderland V

A 230 Squadron RAF Short Sunderland V in Yound Sound, North Greenland, 18 August 1952. Date: 1952

Background imageGreenland Collection: The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18

The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18
Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland inuit on a whaling ship

Greenland inuit on a whaling ship

Background imageGreenland Collection: Acanthostega

Acanthostega
Model of one of the earliest tetrapods, animals with back-bones capable of living on land. This Acanthostega lived during the late Devonian of East Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: Iceland spar

Iceland spar
A specimen of Iceland spar from Rodefjord, Iceland. Transparent crystal composed of the mineral, calcite (calcium carbonate) which has unusual property of double refraction

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland Dog

Greenland Dog
Buffon classifies it as Chien de Sibirie and Bewick admits that the Greenland Dog is somewhat similar to the native dogs of Siberia, Lapland and Iceland

Background imageGreenland Collection: Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland

Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland
View of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: Eskimo Hunts a Narwhal

Eskimo Hunts a Narwhal
An Eskimo fisherman pursuing a narwhal

Background imageGreenland Collection: Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734

Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734, Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede. Steel engraving by W.H

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland

Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: Girls in traditional costume, Greenland, Victorian period

Girls in traditional costume, Greenland, Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Inuit girl on whaling boat, Greenland, Victorian period

Inuit girl on whaling boat, Greenland, Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland Eskimos on a whaling ship - Victorian period

Greenland Eskimos on a whaling ship - Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Dead polar bear on a whaling boat in Greenland

Dead polar bear on a whaling boat in Greenland - Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Polar bear cub on a whaling boat in Greenland

Polar bear cub on a whaling boat in Greenland - Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Inuit Summer camp, Greenland 9

Inuit Summer camp, Greenland 9

Background imageGreenland Collection: Eskimo Summer Camp, Greenland - early 1900s

Eskimo Summer Camp, Greenland - early 1900s

Background imageGreenland Collection: Whales tongue, whaling ship, Greenland

Whales tongue, whaling ship, Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: On board a whaling ship near Greenland - Victorian period

On board a whaling ship near Greenland - Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Whaling ship, Greenland

Whaling ship, Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: Whale bone, Whaling ship, Greenland

Whale bone, Whaling ship, Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: A whaling ship near Greenland - Victorian period

A whaling ship near Greenland - Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland Inuits on board a whaling ship - Victorian period

Greenland Inuits on board a whaling ship - Victorian period

Background imageGreenland Collection: Eskimaux on a whaling ship, Greenland

Eskimaux on a whaling ship, Greenland

Background imageGreenland Collection: A whaling ship in Melville Bay, Greenland, Victorian period

A whaling ship in Melville Bay, Greenland, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageGreenland Collection: Seal Hunters in Greenland

Seal Hunters in Greenland Date: circa 1800

Background imageGreenland Collection: A large Ice floe near Bluie West One

A large Ice floe near Bluie West One in Greenland. Date: circa 1955

Background imageGreenland Collection: Tunulliarfik Fjord, Greenland

Tunulliarfik Fjord, Greenland, near Bluie West One. Date: circa 1955

Background imageGreenland Collection: Tunugdliarfik Fjord, Greenland

Tunugdliarfik Fjord, Greenland
Tunulliarfik Fjord, Greenland, near Bluie West One. Date: circa 1955

Background imageGreenland 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 imageGreenland Collection: Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron

Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning. Workers seated at grinding wheels in a cutlery factory in Sheffied 58

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland scurvy grass, Cochlearia groenlandica

Greenland scurvy grass, Cochlearia groenlandica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Background imageGreenland Collection: Greenland or harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus

Greenland or harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus
Greenland or harp seal, male and female, Pagophilus groenlandicus. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Hamiltons Amphibious Carnivora

Background imageGreenland Collection: Interior of a communal Inuit house in Greenland

Interior of a communal Inuit house in Greenland, with families cooking, sleeping, and nursing babies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageGreenland Collection: Inuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes in Greenland

Inuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes in Greenland
Inuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes, and man with kayak walking to a fishing boat in Greenland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Ricci from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageGreenland Collection: Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus. Female

Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus. Female
Harp seal female, Pagophilus groenlandicus (Greenland or harp seal, Phoca groenlandica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a

Background imageGreenland Collection: Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus

Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus (Greenland or harp seal, Phoca groenlandica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in

Background imageGreenland Collection: Inuit man of Baffin Bay and Inuit woman of Uummannaq Fjord

Inuit man of Baffin Bay and Inuit woman of Uummannaq Fjord
Inuit man of Prince Regents Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacobs Bight (Uummannaq Fjord). Esquimaux (Eskimo) people

Background imageGreenland Collection: Mr and Mrs George Hutchinson and two daughters

Mr and Mrs George Hutchinson and two daughters - a family flying from New York to Edinburgh who had to be rescued off Greenland, September 1932. 1932

Background imageGreenland Collection: Eskimos rowing a boat, Greenland

Eskimos rowing a boat, Greenland
Eskimos rowing a long boat (known as an umiak), off the coast of Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922

Background imageGreenland Collection: Group of eskimo children, Greenland

Group of eskimo children, Greenland
Group of eskimo children in warm clothing, Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922

Background imageGreenland Collection: Eskimos outside their summer residence, Greenland

Eskimos outside their summer residence, Greenland
A group of eskimos outside their summer residence, Greenland (then a Danish colony). Date: 1922

Background imageGreenland Collection: Vikings to Greenland

Vikings to Greenland
Icelandic seamen discover Greenland Date: 986

Background imageGreenland Collection: Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland

Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland
View of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland. Date: circa 1870

Background imageGreenland Collection: Cheque from the Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Bank

Cheque from the Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Bank, Father Christmas House, 1 Yuletide, Greenland, from Colin Cruttenden in the Print Department, decorated with holly and a pudding. Date: 1983

Background imageGreenland Collection: Two Inuit Girls - Nugsuak, Qsuitsup, Greenland

Two Inuit Girls - Nugsuak, Qsuitsup, Greenland
Two Eskimo (Inuit) girls at Nugsuak, Qsuitsup, North West Greenland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGreenland Collection: Hand tools made by the Inuit of Greenland

Hand tools made by the Inuit of Greenland
These tools were made from the Cape York meteorites and were brought back to Great Britain by the explorer John Ross



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