Antarctica Collection (page 7)

The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295725 The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School

The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole, 1916 (card)
7295724 The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards Discovery (1901)
7295477 Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards Discovery (1901). From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)

Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing pre-Cook journeys and discoveries, 1777 (engraving)
7295408 Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing pre-Cook journeys and discoveries, 1777 (engraving) by Cook, James (1728-79); 56x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Fram, boat of Roal Admunsen for his exploration of the Antarctica, 1929 (illustration)
7422884 The Fram, boat of Roal Admunsen for his exploration of the Antarctica, 1929 (illustration); (add.info.: Geography. Exploration)

Jules Dumont d'Urville
3586042 Jules Dumont d'Urville; (add.info.: Portrait of Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) a French explorer, naval officer, and rear admiral

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295707 Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 4)

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff, 1916 (card)
7295706 Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 4)

No 24. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, Polar Exploration'. 1916 (card)
7295726 No 24. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, Polar Exploration'. 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Scott's last message to the Nation, 20th century (etching)
7295551 Scott's last message to the Nation, 20th century (etching) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 58.2x46 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Capt. L.E.G. Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, 1916 (card)
7295704 Capt. L.E.G. Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 3)

Four expedition members having lunch in a tent, 1911 (b/w photo)
7295702 Four expedition members having lunch in a tent, 1911 (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); 11.9x16.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Amundsen at the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295727 Amundsen at the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 24)

A Sledge Team on the King Edward VII, Plateau, 1916 (card)
7295720 A Sledge Team on the King Edward VII, Plateau, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 14)

Midwinter day at Cape Evans in the Men's Quarters (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295719 Midwinter day at Cape Evans in the Men's Quarters (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 12)

Locket, 1829-30 (silver, gilt brass, diamond, blued-steel, enamel, gold, glass)
7295359 Locket, 1829-30 (silver, gilt brass, diamond, blued-steel, enamel, gold, glass); 7.5x5.1x2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Watch in silver case)

The HMS Challenger among icebergs in the Antarctic
5309978 The HMS Challenger among icebergs in the Antarctic; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the HMS Challenger among icebergs in the Antarctic. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Midwinter day at Cape Evans in the Men's Quarters, 1916 (card)
7295718 Midwinter day at Cape Evans in the Men's Quarters, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 12)

Unpacking Sledge and Setting up Camp, 1916 (card)
7295714 Unpacking Sledge and Setting up Camp, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 10)

Capt. L.E.G. Oates Exercising a Siberian Pony on the Sea-ice off Cape Evans (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295713 Capt. L.E.G. Oates Exercising a Siberian Pony on the Sea-ice off Cape Evans (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine, 1916 (card)
7295710 Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 6)

Six Adelie penguins resting on the ice, 1911 (b/w photo)
7295701 Six Adelie penguins resting on the ice, 1911 (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); 11.7x16.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Antarctic huts - (Scott) Midwinter Day dinner in the hut, June 22nd 1911 (b/w photo)
7295657 Antarctic huts - (Scott) Midwinter Day dinner in the hut, June 22nd 1911 (b/w photo) by British School, (20th century) ; National Maritime Museum, London

E H Shackleton standing by wheel of the Discovery (1901) From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National
7295417 E H Shackleton standing by wheel of the Discovery (1901) From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903), 1905 (b/w photo) by Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton and men upon return to the Nimrod after their Antarctic attempt, 1907-08
NWI4712577 Ernest Shackleton and men upon return to the Nimrod after their Antarctic attempt, 1907-08.; (add.info.: Ernest Shackleton and men upon return to the Nimrod after their Antarctic attempt)

Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295711 Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 6)

The Terra Nova (1884) held up in the pack ice, 1910 (b/w photo)
7295698 The Terra Nova (1884) held up in the pack ice, 1910 (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); 11.6x16.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Catching a seal in the pack-ice from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo)
7295659 Catching a seal in the pack-ice from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo) by Shackleton, Ernest Henry (1874-1922); 7.8x10.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The furthest south: Lat 85° 17 South, National Antarctic Expedition. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled
7295476 The furthest south: Lat 85° 17 South, National Antarctic Expedition. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)

A view of the cow-gut balloon being inflated with hydrogen on the ice. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
7295475 A view of the cow-gut balloon being inflated with hydrogen on the ice. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)

Terra Nova in the ice with men and supplies, 20th century (etching)
7295550 Terra Nova in the ice with men and supplies, 20th century (etching) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 50.2x37.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole
7337577 The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and around the world in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure

Geography. The french explorer Jean Baptiste Charcot. Photo, France, c.1900
2638899 Geography. The french explorer Jean Baptiste Charcot. Photo, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photo, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Pharoah's Gateway of Antarctica
Ravindra Samant

Naolin world map
Rosana Laiz Blursbyai

E.H. Shackleton, Captain Scott and Dr Wilson from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1903 (b/w photo)
7295655 E.H. Shackleton, Captain Scott and Dr Wilson from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1903 (b/w photo) by Shackleton, Ernest Henry (1874-1922); 7.8x10.3 cm; National Maritime Museum

The Antarctic Pole, 1650 (engraving)
7295395 The Antarctic Pole, 1650 (engraving) by Jansson, Joannes (1588-1664); 44x49.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Jan Jansson Polus Antarcticus)

Seal impression, 19th century (shellac, wood)
7295356 Seal impression, 19th century (shellac, wood); 3.3x3.5x0.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Red wax seal impression)

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), 1921 (oil on canvas)
7295335 Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), 1921 (oil on canvas) by Eves, Reginald-Grenville (1876-1941); 74.4x60.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Football Match at Winter Quarters, 1916 (card)
7295716 A Football Match at Winter Quarters, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 11)

Staff-Paymaster Francis Drake, Secretary and Ship's Meteorologist, Taking Sea-temperatures (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295709 Staff-Paymaster Francis Drake, Secretary and Ship's Meteorologist, Taking Sea-temperatures (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum

Capt. L.E.G. Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295705 Capt. L.E.G. Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 3)

Detail of the sea-ice breaking up, 1911 (b/w photo)
7295703 Detail of the sea-ice breaking up, 1911 (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); 11.3x16.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

E.H.Shakleton at the wheel from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo)
7295661 E.H.Shakleton at the wheel from National Antarctic Expedition photo album, 1902 (b/w photo) by Shackleton, Ernest Henry (1874-1922); 7.8x10.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Antarctic Icebergs. Scientific discovery expedition of HMS Challenger (1858) 1872-76
7295750 Antarctic Icebergs. Scientific discovery expedition of HMS Challenger (1858) 1872-76, album of Assistant Paymaster John Hynes, 1873-75 (b/w photo) by British School

Looking down from the balloon at the plateau. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic
7295478 Looking down from the balloon at the plateau. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903), 1905 (b/w photo) by Shackleton

Ice chart of the southern hemisphere compiled from the voyages of Cook 1772-5, Bellingshausen 1819-21
7295406 Ice chart of the southern hemisphere compiled from the voyages of Cook 1772-5, Bellingshausen 1819-21... and Shackleton 1908-9, 1874-1910 (lithograph) by British School

Expedition to the South Pole (Antarctic) in 1912 (chromo)
1790222 Expedition to the South Pole (Antarctic) in 1912 (chromo); (add.info.: the crew of captain Robert Scott with frozen hands, nose)

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Antarctica, the land of icy wonders and untamed beauty. A place where explorers like Captain Robert Falcon Scott braved treacherous conditions to uncover its secrets. As we delve into the history of this frozen continent, we find ourselves captivated by its fascinating tales. In 1775, Captain James Cook set foot on Antarctica's untouched shores, paving the way for future expeditions. Fast forward to the early 20th century, and we witness Captain Scott in his workshop aboard Terra Nova, meticulously preparing for his groundbreaking journey. The iconic image of a Frys Cocoa Advert featuring Captain Scott reminds us of the enduring spirit that drove these brave men forward. They were fueled not only by their determination but also by their love for this extraordinary land. As we explore further, a map unfolds before our eyes – adorned with illustrations depicting sea gulls soaring above vast ice sheets while penguins waddle along its frigid coastline. Elephant seals bask lazily under the Antarctic sun as tiny shrimp thrive beneath the frozen depths. Gazing at a satellite image capturing Earth at night, we realize just how isolated and pristine this continent truly is. Its remoteness makes it an ideal sanctuary for unique wildlife such as Emperor Penguins tending to their fluffy chicks in the Weddell Sea. Transporting ourselves back in time to 1911, Edward Wilson's artwork depicts sledging across endless white plains – an arduous yet awe-inspiring endeavor undertaken by those who dared venture here. The Wandering Albatross gracefully glides over open oceans surrounding Antarctica - a majestic sight that symbolizes freedom amidst desolation. With wings spanning wide and black feathers adorning their tips they can true masters of flight in this unforgiving environment. Henry Bowers' artistic rendition takes us inside Amundsen's Tent at South Pole - January 1912; a testament to human resilience and triumph against all odds. It serves as a reminder of the incredible feats achieved by these explorers.