Nova Collection

Captain Scott in his workshop on board Terra Nova
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer and leader of the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1912, pictured in his work room on board the Terra Nova

French Acadians Deported
The French Acadians of Nova Scotia are deported by the English to various east coast locations

Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expedition
Officers on board the Terra Nova on its return to New Zealand in February 1913 after the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions. From left to right. Back row, Mr

The Terra Nova of Scotts Antarctic Expedition
The ship Terra Nova - the vessel used by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 -1912) for his South Polar Expedition in 1911-12. Built originally for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet (launched 1884)

Terra Nova on front cover of The Sphere
Farewell to civilisation - Captain Scott and his team pictured departing New Zealand in the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica in December 1910 in their bid to become the first to reach the South Pole

Captain Scott and his exploration ship, Terra Nova
The south polar expedition: Captain Scott and his exploration ship " Terra Nova"

How Captain Scott is attacking the South Pole
Double page spread from The Sphere, showing a map of Antarctica along with the route of Captain Scott and his team of ponies, dogs and men in their attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole

The Great Halifax Explosion, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Great Halifax Explosion, Halifax, near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: 1917

Oxo in the Antarctic - Captain Scott polar expedition
Advertisement for Oxo showing members of the ill-fated Captain Scott polar expedition to the South Pole enjoying an 11 o clock cup of OXO on board the Terra Nova

Railway Station at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Intercolonial Railway of Canada (ICR) Station at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Date: circa 1910s

Map of America. Nova Totius Americae Descriptio by Frederik
Nova Totius Americae Descriptio. Map of America. By Frederik de Wit (1630-1706). Amsterdam, 1666

Captain Scotts Departure for Antarctica
Two photographs reporting the departure of Captain Scott and his team on board the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica where they would attempt to reach the South Pole first

S. S. Terra Nova, June 1910
Cut-away illustration of the Terra Nova, the ship that Captain Scott used in his second expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1913

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Dom Luis I Bridge, River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal
Dom Luis I Bridge over the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, opened in 1886. circa 1910

Praca da Ribiera and Luis I Bridge - Porto, Portugal
The Praca da Ribiera and the Luis I (or Luiz I) Bridge, a metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. Date: 1909

Glacial rock, Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

The Sprays, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905

Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supply
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic

Art Deco girl with pink flowers
Giovanni Meschini (1888-1977) - Italian artist born in Rome. After World War One he set up the Ars Nova Studio that produced many designs of pochoir or stencil printed postcards. Date: 1931

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century

Iron & Steel Co, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Blast furnaces and open hearth, Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Sydney Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

halifax nove scotia canada

Lieutenant Campbell (in gloves, Captain Scott's)
Lieutenant Campbell (in gloves, Captain Scott's second in command, on board the Terra Nova

Captain Scott and the Earl of Altamont on the Terra Nova

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

Capatin Scott addressing crew of the Terra Nova

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

Terra Nova departure from Cardif

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

Terra Nova

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

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

Captain Scott on board the Terra Nova

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

Titanic postcard from passenger and victim Alfonzo Meo
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - postcard written by Third-Class passenger and victim Alfonzo Meo-Martino from Queenstown, Ireland, on 11 April 1912

Robert Falcon Scott, Terra Nova Expedition, Antarctic
Robert Falcon Scott Terra Nova Expedition - important archive of 52 negatives taken by Lt. Henry Birdie Bowers during the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition that claimed the lives of Scott

RMS Titanic - RMS Virginian Christmas card
RMS Titanic - unusual RMS Virginian Christmas card for December 1912. The Virginian was one of the vessels that took Titanic's distress calls

L'egare II - North Atlantic expedition raft, at Falmouth
L'egare II, a raft used by a French crew in 1956 to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The expedition, led by Henri Beaudout, departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving 88 days later at Falmouth

Spain. Civil War. L'Escola de Tots. Escola Nova Unificada (Everyone's School. Unified New School). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. University of Barcelona

English attack on Nova Colonia del Sacramento by East India Company Privateers under the command of Captain John Macnamara, Rio de la Plata, south-western Uruguay, 6 January 1763

Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG (10 April 1803 - 19 March 1883) was a British military officer

85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders), Can Inf Bn, Memorial Date: 2016

Evangeline is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published in 1847 which describes the separation of Evangeline and her beloved Gabriel during the expulsion of the Acadian community from Nova

Busy station scene, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Busy station scene at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, with the arrival of the Flying Bluenose train. Date: circa 1910

Ayahuasca or yaje, Prestonia quinquangularis (Haemadictyon nutans var. maxima an sp. nova). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

America - Naval Action
H.M. Brig " Observer", Engaging the American Privateer " Jack", Off the Harbour of Hallifax, Nova Scotia. on the 29th of May 1782, Date: 1782

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