A Young Family waving goodbye to the British Arctic Expediti
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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. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new furthest North record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1875 Admiralty Arctic Attempt Charted Coasts Data Depart Ellesmere Farewell Gathered Goodbye Greenland Nares Pole Reach Record Scientific Sound Unsuccessful Waving
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