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Lapland Collection

Background imageLapland Collection: Northern Scandinavian girl

Northern Scandinavian girl in traditional costume, lisening to the sound of the sea in a conch shell. Possibly a young member of the Sami People. circa 1910s

Background imageLapland Collection: Old Sami Man from Finnmark County, Norway

Old Sami Man from Finnmark County, Norway
An old Sami Man from Finnmark County in the extreme northeast of Norway. The Sami peoples (also spelled Saami and also known as Lapps)

Background imageLapland Collection: Lapland Familes, teepees and huskies

Lapland Familes, teepees and huskies
Lyngseidet, Norway. Families of Lapps with their tents

Background imageLapland Collection: Laplanders and Reindeer

Laplanders and Reindeer
A Lapland man and woman with their two children, reindeer and dog, outside their tepee

Background imageLapland 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 imageLapland Collection: Lapland Reindeer

Lapland Reindeer
A herd of Lapland reindeer. They move in enormous herds, the record being claimed for a herd of 50, 000. The only type of deer where both males and females have antlers

Background imageLapland Collection: Lapps in Lapland

Lapps in Lapland during daily life with reindeer living and working in 1650

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami People, Norway

Sami People, Norway - outside their tent Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLapland Collection: Linnaeus / Lizars

Linnaeus / Lizars
CARL VON LINNE, ka LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist in Lapland dress, 1732

Background imageLapland Collection: Reindeer 1597

Reindeer 1597
A German depiction with notes on hunting - in Germany, the reindeer is a creature to be hunted, rather than bred for its attributes as in Lapland

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group

Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group
19th century vintage photograph: Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami Family, Norway

Sami Family, Norway. Date: circa 1908

Background imageLapland Collection: A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway

A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway
A family of the Sami People (Saami) from Finnmark - a county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway Date: circa 1901

Background imageLapland Collection: Laplanders with a reindeer herd Norway early 1900s

Laplanders with a reindeer herd Norway early 1900s

Background imageLapland Collection: Laplanders milking reindeer

Laplanders milking reindeer

Background imageLapland Collection: Poster, Lapland, Sweden

Poster, Lapland, Sweden Date: 1946

Background imageLapland Collection: Laplanders and Reindeer

Laplanders and Reindeer brought to London by W Bullock Date: 1822

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami People - Early Photograph

Sami People - Early Photograph
The Sami people, (also known as Lapps, although this term is considered derogatory) are the indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sapmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden

Background imageLapland Collection: WILLOUGHBY DIES/LAPLAND

WILLOUGHBY DIES/LAPLAND
Sir Hugh Willoughby, seeking the Eastern Passage, dies off Lapland. Date: 1554

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami people, Laplanders, man and woman of Lapland, 1818

Sami people, Laplanders, man and woman of Lapland, 1818. The man holds a brace of fish and points to a man riding a sleigh drawn by a reindeer

Background imageLapland Collection: Man and woman of St. Petersburg, Russia

Man and woman of St. Petersburg, Russia. The man has a tray of bottles on his head and the woman carries a basket of eggs

Background imageLapland Collection: Views of Norway, early 19th century

Views of Norway, early 19th century
Fox catching crabs on the beach of Norway 7, shepherd recovering a lost sheep from a mountain 8, and ship pulled into the maelstrom of Norway or Moskstraumen 9

Background imageLapland Collection: Victorian scrap, a Swedish Lapp woman and child

Victorian scrap, a Swedish Lapp woman and child. circa 1890

Background imageLapland Collection: Village with church in Enontekio, northern Lapland

Village with church in Enontekio, northern Lapland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami people (Lapps) in an octagonal tent with

Sami people (Lapps) in an octagonal tent with herd of reindeer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imageLapland Collection: Dome-shaped house of the Sami people, Lapland

Dome-shaped house of the Sami people, Lapland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Background imageLapland Collection: Section through a dome-shaped Lapp (Sami) house

Section through a dome-shaped Lapp (Sami) house
Section through a dome-shaped Lapp (Sami) fishermens house, with hearth in centre. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageLapland Collection: Giuseppe Acerbi on a Finnish boat encountering

Giuseppe Acerbi on a Finnish boat encountering
Giuseppe Acerbi and others on a Finnish boat encountering Sami people on the river Rostijocki (Lapland). A noble woman moves forward to welcome them, while others grill fish on a fire

Background imageLapland Collection: Lapps in a hut of beams covered with skins

Lapps in a hut of beams covered with skins
A family of Lapps around a fire in a hut made of wood beams covered with animal skins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageLapland Collection: Lapp in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer

Lapp in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer on a frozen river. In the background, a man rides a strange contraption with skis and rudder with wheel

Background imageLapland Collection: Costumes of Europe - Lapland

Costumes of Europe - Lapland. 19th century

Background imageLapland Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 556

Curtis British Entomology Plate 556
Blattodea: Blatta lapponica = Ectobius lapponicus (Lapland Cockroach) [Plant: Mertensia maritima (Pulmonaria maritima, Sea Lung-wort)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageLapland Collection: Dundret, Gellivare, Sweden

Dundret, Gellivare, Sweden
Dundret, Gallivare, a locality and the seat of Gallivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden. Now a popular ski resort. Date: 1906

Background imageLapland Collection: LAPLAND GIRL & REINDEER LAPLAND GIRL & REINDEER

LAPLAND GIRL & REINDEER LAPLAND GIRL & REINDEER
A girl and her reindeer, Lapland. Date: 1930s

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami Family, with tent, sled and Reindeer, Finnmark County

Sami Family, with tent, sled and Reindeer, Finnmark County
Sami Family, with tent, sled and Reindeer from Finnmark County in the extreme northeast of Norway. The Sami peoples (also spelled Saami and also known as Lapps)

Background imageLapland Collection: Aged Sami Fortuneteller - Norway

Aged Sami Fortuneteller - Norway
Aged Sami (Saami) Fortuneteller - Norway. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLapland Collection: Two Saami Men smoking their pipes - Norway

Two Saami Men smoking their pipes - Norway. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLapland Collection: A Saami girl in traditional costume - Norway

A Saami girl in traditional costume - Norway. Date: circa 1909

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami People - Norway - with antlers and dogs

Sami People - Norway - with antlers and dogs Date: 1930

Background imageLapland Collection: Norway - Sami People

Norway - Sami People Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLapland Collection: Laplanders - Norway

Laplanders - Norway
Lapp farmers in full furs

Background imageLapland Collection: RMS Lapland - silk postcard

RMS Lapland - silk postcard with Hands Across the Sea. The Lapland was the liner that transported most of the Titanic's surviving crew back to England

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami People - Norway - with Reindeer and small wooden sled

Sami People - Norway - with Reindeer and small wooden sled
Sami (Saami) People - Norway - with Reindeer and small wooden sled. Date: circa 1909

Background imageLapland Collection: Sami People - Display at Skansen, Sweden

Sami People - Display at Skansen, Sweden
Traditional homes of the Sami peoples (also spelled Saami and also known as Lapps, although this term is considered derogatory), an arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sapmi

Background imageLapland Collection: Postbus on the Raudanjoki ferry, Finland

Postbus on the Raudanjoki ferry, Finland
The Postbus (built by the Brockway Motor Company) which ran between Rovaniemi and Petsamo - pictured here on the Raudanjoki River (a tributary of Kemijoki in Finnish Lapland) Ferry, . Date: circa 1929

Background imageLapland Collection: Islands in the Baltic Sea, near Stockholm, Sweden

Islands in the Baltic Sea, near Stockholm, Sweden
View from Tourist Station, Saltoluokta, Lapland, Sweden Date: 1927

Background imageLapland Collection: Sweden / Lulea / Lapland

Sweden / Lulea / Lapland
Lulea, Lapland: export harbour for iron ore Date: 1927

Background imageLapland Collection: Bride from Lapland wearing a dress of ermine

Bride from Lapland wearing a dress of ermine and sable, headdress of fur cut to look like feathers.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of



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