Greenland Collection (page 2)

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

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

The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic Expeditio
Engraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months

Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North Pole
Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen waving goodbye to the Fram as they set out in an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis, March 1895

Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875
Engraving showing a map of Smith Sound and Greenland, as it was known in May 1875. Much of the map is erroneous or missing in detail

The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Kayak, Greenland
Illustration of a Greenland style kayak as used at the beginning of the 20th century.Date: 1905

Home interior, Julianehab, Greenland
Home interior in Julianehab (now Qaqortoq), southern Greenland, at this time a Danish colony, with a man sitting reading. 1921

Cottus groenlandicus, or Greenland Bullhead, also known as Sea Scorpion and Greenland Cottus. Date: 1863

Somniosus microcephalus, or Greenland Shark, also known as the gurry shark, grey shark, and Eqalussuaq. Date: 1862

Costumes of the people of Greenland, eskimo (Inuit) from Labrador.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

A derelict ship discovered, 1856
An abandoned ship drifting across the sea, as discovered by the Reine Hortense near Greenland in 1856. Date: 1856

American occupation of Iceland by G. H. Davis
The USA in European waters: American occupation of Iceland during the Second World War. A detailed relief map of Iceland, its fjords and mountains, showing distances from America

Greenland Lichtenfels
The station at Lichtenfels Date: 1771

Reginald Heber
REGINALD HEBER British churchman in India, bishop of Calcutta, author of hymn From Greenlands icy mountains etc. with his autograph Date: 1783 - 1826

Iceberg - Uummannaq Fjord - Qsuitsup, Greenland
Iceberg in the Uummannaq Fjord. Uummannaq (Umanak) is a town in the Qsuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland. Date: circa 1910s

Karen of the Kalaallit - Qsuitsup, Greenland
The beautiful Karen of the Kalaallit people - Qsuitsup, North West Greenland Date: circa 1910s

Steamer Hans Egede at Uummannaq, Greenland
The Steamer Hans Egede at Uummannaq - Qsuitsup, Greenland Date: circa 1910s

Three Piasecki HRP-1s on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saipan just before it departed from Norfolk, Virginia, for Greenland in an effort to rescue 13 stranded airmen

Engraving of the Baloena musculus, greenland whale. The whale was found floating 12 miles from Ostens on the 3rd November 1827

From the Beginning
One of the oldest rocks on Earth dating back 3, 850 million years on display in the From the Beginning gallery, the Natural History Museum, London. Specimen from Greenland

Oldest rocks on Earth

The jawbones of Greenland right whale, c. 1912
These jaw bones, each measuring approximately 4.10m (13 ft), were part of a specimen from Lochend, Shetland, donated in 1911 by a Mr Haldane

Calcite (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

Robert Edwin Peary, full-length portrait, standing on deck of ship or dock, facing left, distributing gifts to Eskimos, Greenland. Date between 1886 and 1909

Greenlanders singing combat, c. 1800
Natives of Greenland gather outdoors for a singing contest. Date: c. 1800

Greenland Melville
Greenlands icy mountains, on an inlet of Baffin Bay on the northwest coast. Date: 1850

North Greenland Eskimo dog, stood in the snow Date: 20th century

Drawing seal blood - Greenland
Women from Greenland drawing blood from the carcasses of hunted seals. Date: circa 1910

Battle of the Scarpe 1918
Capture of Greenland Hill by 51st Division. The 6th Seaforths working forward towards Hausa and Delbar Woods, north-east of Roeux during the Battle of the Scarpe (Second Battle of Arras)

Battle of the Scarpe
Capture of Greenland Hill by the 51st Division Daylight Patrol of the 6th Seaforths working forward towards Hausa and Delbar Woods

A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti
Engraving showing a young mother and two children waving farewell to the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, as they depart

A Funeral in the Ice, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a funeral taking place in the Arctic, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

The Crew of HMS Alert Burning Guy Fawkes, November 1875
Engraving showing the crew of HMS Alert burning a Guy Fawkes, during the British Arctic Expedition, 5th November 1875. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two

HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British
Engraving showing HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through icebergs, with Disco Island in the background, as seen from HMS Valorous (left foreground) during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on
Engraving showing the crew of the ship Pandora recovering mail, left by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875, from the cairn on top of Carey Island

HMS Alert in the North Atlantic, 1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert, her bow covered in ice, heading home to Great Britian at the end of the 1875-1876 Arctic Expedition

British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the scene as the Royal Navy sailors, of the British Arctic Expedition, attempt to charm some of the female inhabitants of Greenland, 1875

Equipment used in the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a variety of equipment used during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Tents, small boats, cooking utensils and various cutting implements can be seen

Sledge Hauling, British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party hauling their load up a steep incline to reach a depot at Cape Rawson, British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

HMS Alert caught in ice off Cape Beechey, 1875-1876
Engraving showing HMS Alert caught in the ice, against the shore of Cape Beechey during the 1875-1876 British Arctic Expedition

The Western Sledge Party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1
Engraving showing Western sledging party setting out from HMS Alert to explore the coast of Ellesmere Island, April 1876. Led by Lieutenant Aldrich this party explored 220 miles of the northern shore

Sledging Party on the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
Engraving showing a sledging party making an overland journey between HMS Alert and HMS Discovery during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

The Look-Out or Crows Nest, British Arctic Expedition, 18
Engraving showing the Look-out or Crows Nest at the top of the mainmast of one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876

HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187
Engraving showing HMS Alert as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British Arctic
Engraving showing the dog Ginger attempting to board one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Ginger, like all the dogs of the expedition

Greenlanders of Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing three inhabitants of Godhaven, Disco Island, Greenland. Disco Island was one of the places visited by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875

The Fram leaving Christiania, Norway, 1893
Engraving showing Fridtjof Nansens ship Fram, leaving the harbour of Christiania for the Arctic, 24th June 1893. Nansen embarked with 12 crew for a three-year expedition

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