Arctic Collection (page 9)

Captain W.E. Parry R.N. 1821 (stipple engraving)
7295539 Captain W.E. Parry R.N. 1821 (stipple engraving) by Drummond, Samuel (1765-1844); 23x14.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Commander of the Polar Expedition 1819-1820)

Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition
5307566 Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition led by John Ross)

Polar sketches. Returning to the ship after an unsuccessful attempt to find the North Pole, 1876 (chromolithograph)
7295653 Polar sketches. Returning to the ship after an unsuccessful attempt to find the North Pole, 1876 (chromolithograph) by Moss, Edward Lawton (1843-80); 19.7x28 cm; National Maritime Museum

Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)
7295773 Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin); 160x610x880 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This sealskin suit)

A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo)
7295742 A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo) by Domville, William Thomas (1822-79); 17.7x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Satellite sledge assigned to HMS Discovery for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position
7295733 Satellite sledge assigned to HMS Discovery for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position. c.1875 (wood, organic: leather, metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink)
7295438 Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink, blue colourwash, grey colourwash) by British School

First communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1819 (aquatint)
7295570 First communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1819 (aquatint) by Sackhouse, John (1797-1819); 29.2x42.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Halkett's boat-cloak or cloak-boat, 1840-49 (engraving)
7295403 Halkett's boat-cloak or cloak-boat, 1840-49 (engraving); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This eccentric contraption was designed for navigating across bays and rivers)

Fast from the ice floe, under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay (Canada), 19th century (b/w photo)
MMM5457715 Fast from the ice floe, under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay (Canada), 19th century (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Fast from the ice floe)

Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS Terror
MMM5477316 Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS Terror'; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848)

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold)
MMM5477676 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

An engraving depicting the harpooning of a whale in the Arctic seas, 19th century
5310687 An engraving depicting the harpooning of a whale in the Arctic seas, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding
5309369 Engraving depicting a Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Narwhal)

Engraving depicting a Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding
5309368 Engraving depicting a Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Narwhal)

Engraving depicting a school of Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a
5309367 Engraving depicting a school of Narwhal, a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth; (add.info)

Captain Markham's most northerly encampment, 19th century (oil on paper)
7295288 Captain Markham's most northerly encampment, 19th century (oil on paper) by Beechey, Richard Bridges (1808-95); 22.9x34.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper)
7295358 Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); 39x53 cm; National Maritime Museum

The Sun, Phenomena seen by by Willem Barentsz on exploration of Nova Zemblya from Atlas maior by Joan Blaeu
884431 The Sun, Phenomena seen by by Willem Barentsz on exploration of Nova Zemblya from Atlas maior by Joan Blaeu, 1662 (engraving); Private Collection

Hugh Willoughby
3585965 Hugh Willoughby; (add.info.: Portrait of Hugh Willoughby, an English Arctic voyager. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henry Tracey Coxwell's design for balloons to be used for Artic exploration
3732734 Henry Tracey Coxwell's design for balloons to be used for Artic exploration; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Tracey Coxwell's design for balloons to be used for Arctic)

Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), c.1909
LSE4403049 Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), c.1909; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920).); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Apparatus on board the American steam ship Arctic, 1850
3478751 Apparatus on board the American steam ship Arctic, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting apparatus on board the American steam ship Arctic')

Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905
1719564 Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905; (add.info.: Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) american explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905)

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage
531962 Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage. Barents ship among the Arctic ice

Umberto Nobile, 1885 - 1978. Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer
2638492 Umberto Nobile, 1885 - 1978. Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Robert Edwin Peary, 1909 (cartoon)
530667 Robert Edwin Peary, 1909 (cartoon); (add.info.: Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American naval officer and explorer

steam yacht Fox was the vessel commanded by Francis Leopold McClintock, 1859
1578514 steam yacht Fox was the vessel commanded by Francis Leopold McClintock, 1859; (add.info.: steam yacht Fox was the vessel commanded by Francis Leopold McClintock on an expedition of the Arctic)

Somerset House, Ross's winter quarters on Fury Beach, 1835
1578510 Somerset House, Ross's winter quarters on Fury Beach, 1835; (add.info.: Somerset House, Ross's winter quarters on Fury Beach)

The Rosses, John and James Clark on their journey to the North Magnetic Pole, 1835
1578509 The Rosses, John and James Clark on their journey to the North Magnetic Pole, 1835; (add.info.: The Rosses (John and James Clark) on their journey to the North Magnetic Pole

Franklin's expedition to the Polar Sea on the ice, 1823
1578505 Franklin's expedition to the Polar Sea on the ice, 1823; (add.info.: Rear-admiral Sir John Franklin's (1786-1847) expedition to the Polar Sea on the ice

Dish. Top down view, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295749 Dish. Top down view, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295747 Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Dinner plate of the Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295651 Dinner plate of the Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 3x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Tureen in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295375 Tureen in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 17x22x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

SS Roosevelt, American steamship launched 1905 built for Robert Pearys polar explora... 1909 (photo)
8782681 SS Roosevelt, American steamship launched 1905 built for Robert Pearys polar explora... 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info.: SS Roosevelt)

The Polar exploration ship Discovery in Winter
5307678 The Polar exploration ship Discovery in Winter.; (add.info.: Photograph of the Polar exploration ship Discovery in Winter. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Eskimo village of North Hendon
5307448 The Eskimo village of North Hendon.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Eskimo village of North Hendon, named by the Ross expedition led by John Ross)

Arctic bellflower, Campanula uniflora
5855818 Arctic bellflower, Campanula uniflora; (add.info.: Arctic bellflower, Campanula uniflora. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Arctic butterbur, Petasites frigidus
5855791 Arctic butterbur, Petasites frigidus; (add.info.: Arctic butterbur, Petasites frigidus. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink)
7295658 Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink, blue colourwash, grey colourwash) by British School

A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas)
7295295 A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas) by Askew, John (fl.1788-1809); 65.3x111.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Greenland fishery: English whalers in the ice, c.1750 (oil on canvas)
7295294 Greenland fishery: English whalers in the ice, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Brooking, Charles (1723-59); 29.3x43 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Ice islands near the poles, 1877 (illustration)
7298973 Ice islands near the poles, 1877 (illustration); (add.info.: Ice islands (icebergs) near the poles - Illustration of the book "History of Meteors

Qalasirssuaq (Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua), c.1851 (oil, canvas)
7295744 Qalasirssuaq (Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua), c.1851 (oil, canvas) by British School, (19th century); 63.4x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo)
7295739 A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo) by Domville, William Thomas (1822-79); 19.6x23.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Animal Figurehead, c.1850 (wood, elm?)
7295734 Animal Figurehead, c.1850 (wood, elm?); 31.7x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Figurehead depicting the head of a polar bear from the Arctic exploration vessel HMS)

Snow goggles, c.1847 (leather, copper)
7295732 Snow goggles, c.1847 (leather, copper); 19x6.5x2.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8)

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The Arctic, a land of mystery and wonder, holds countless tales waiting to be discovered. From the ill-fated expedition of Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip, to the majestic flight of the Black Brant Goose in its V formation flock. The Arctic Circle in 1895 was meticulously mapped, revealing a world untouched by human presence. In this vast expanse lies the Arctic Ocean, an enigmatic realm where cartography unveils its secrets through polar equal area projection maps. No people can be found here; only nature reigns supreme. The North Pole stands as a beacon at the top of our planet, inviting explorers to venture into its icy embrace. Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (1922) captures the essence of life in this frozen wilderness with captivating visuals that transport us back in time. Captain Francis Crozier bravely commanded HMS Terror in 1845 amidst treacherous conditions. A Polar bear gracefully walks on Champ Island glacier above the sea while European grey wolves interact playfully against Tromso's backdrop in Norway. The Northern Lights dance among trees like ethereal spirits painting their celestial masterpiece. Beneath these icy waters resides a Greenland shark accompanied by its parasitic copepod companion - Ommatokoita elongata - showcasing nature's intricate relationships even in extreme environments. Viking ships once sailed these frigid seas, leaving behind stories etched into history. Antarctica emerges from beneath layers of ice adorned with illustrations depicting Sea Gulls soaring overhead, Penguins waddling along snowy shores, Elephant Seals basking lazily under sunlight rays and Shrimp thriving within hidden depths alongside man-made structures standing as testaments to human resilience. The Arctic is more than just a place; it is an untamed symphony composed by nature itself – an ever-changing landscape that captivates hearts and minds alike with its sheer beauty and raw power.