Nansen Collection

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientist
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian, seen here at the time he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of the displaced victims of

NANSENs FRAM (COLOUR)
his ship, the Fram

Fridtjof Nansen's polar expedition on the Fram to the North Pole

Dead Polar Bear, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Photograph of a Polar bear shot dead by Frederick Jackson, during the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896

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

The Officers Saloon aboard the Fram, 1912
Photograph showing the Officers Saloon on board the Fram ; the ship used by Fridtjof Nansen to go to the Arctic and by Roald Amundsen to go to the Antarctic

The Fram - the Steam Schooner of explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) leaving Bergen on 2nd July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Norwegian scientist. Banquet in
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1922. Banquet in his honour at Britannia hotel in Trondhjem. Sketch of Mr

Fridtjof Nansen Photo
FRIDTJOF NANSEN Norwegian Arctic explorer Date: 1861 - 1930

Interior of a Norwegian Sporting Club in Oslo (known as Christiania or Kristiania up to 1924) Holmenkollens - with a fine portrait of renowned arctic explorer Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Engraving showing Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), the Norwegian explorer, biologist and oceanographer, pictured at Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land, 1896

Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, Franz Josef Land, 1894-
Photograph of Frederick Jackson and his companions of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, with the ice-boat Mary Harmsworth, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1894-7

Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Photograph of Dr. Fridtjhof Nansen taken by Frederick Jackson, leader of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896

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

Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1895
Illustration of Elmwood, the base of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition on Franz Josef Land, 1895. At the time, this was the most Northerly British settlement in the world

Men of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition hunting walru
Illustration showing the crew of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, in their boats shooting walrus, near Franz Josef Land, 1896

The Fram released from the Ice, Greenland Sea, 1896
Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansens ship the Fram as it was released from the Arctic ice pack, by detonating an explosive charge in the ice underneath the vessel, 1896

The Fram moored near Roald Amundsens House, c. 1912
Photograph showing the Fram ; the ship used by Roald Amundsen in his expedition to the South Pole; moored near Amundsens House, c.1912

Nansen Aurora - 3
Auroral crown observed and drawn by the explorer

Aurora Borealis 1893
Streamers of the Aurora sketched by Nansen during his Arctic expedition

Nansen Aurora - 2
Spectacular display observed and drawn by the explorer

Nansen and Colleagues
Nansen on left, then Ole Ravna, Lieutenant Dietrichson, Balto, Captain Sverdrup and Kristiansen

NANSENs FRAM
his ship, the Fram

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FRIDTJOF NANSEN Norwegian explorer

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FRIDTJOF NANSEN Norwegian traveller - title page of serialisation of his North Pole expedition

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