Discoverers Collection (#4)

The yellow rally 1931-1932 : Georges Marie Haardt Maurice Penaud and Pierre Theilhard de Chardin
1752983 The yellow rally 1931-1932 : Georges Marie Haardt Maurice Penaud and Pierre Theilhard de Chardin; (add.info.: The yellow rally 1931-1932)

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905) italian explorer naturalized French who explored Africa (right bank of the Congo)
1757561 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905) italian explorer naturalized French who explored Africa (right bank of the Congo) photo by Otto c

Discovering of the Naguii Lake by Orwell Murray and Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873) explorers in XIX th century
1748668 Discovering of the Naguii Lake by Orwell Murray and Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873) explorers in XIX th century, here in austral Africa; (add.info)

Jacques Cook alias James Cook (1728-1779) british navigator, member of the royal society in London
1745878 Jacques Cook alias James Cook (1728-1779) british navigator, member of the royal society in London, portrait by Benard in 1778; (add.info)

Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) he was the 1st to reach south pole in 1911, here c. 1910
1744849 Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) he was the 1st to reach south pole in 1911, here c. 1910; (add.info)

Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) english explorer here pasha in Egypt governor general of Sudan around 1869-1873
1744586 Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) english explorer here pasha in Egypt governor general of Sudan around 1869-1873

Henri Anatole Coudreau (1859-1899) French explorer who went in Amazonia here young c. 1875
1742948 Henri Anatole Coudreau (1859-1899) French explorer who went in Amazonia here young c. 1875; (add.info.: Henri Anatole Coudreau (1859-1899) French explorer who went in Amazonia here young c

Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873) explorer in XIX th century, notably in Africa
1742449 Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873) explorer in XIX th century, notably in Africa; (add.info.: Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873) explorer in XIX th century, notably in Africa); Photo: Tallandier

Lavoisier's apparatus for weighing gases
539948 Lavoisier's apparatus for weighing gases. by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: From his Traite Elementaire de Chimie, Paris, 1789)

An African woman pounding grain (b/w photo)
8624043 An African woman pounding grain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An African woman pounding grain)

Farewell banquet for Dr David Livingstone, Freemasons Hall, London (engraving)
8676287 Farewell banquet for Dr David Livingstone, Freemasons Hall, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sanchez de Vargas appears to his old comrades (litho)
8673198 Sanchez de Vargas appears to his old comrades (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, 1611 (chromolitho)
8672568 The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, 1611 (chromolitho) by Collier, John (1850-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, 1611)

Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer, naturalist and explorer (engraving)
8676967 Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer, naturalist and explorer (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)

Nicholas Baudin (engraving)
8647900 Nicholas Baudin (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas Baudin. New South Wales)

Au Japon (b/w photo)
8649386 Au Japon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Japon. Le Daibutsu de Kama Kura, statue geante de Bouddah en bronze)

De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo)
8649383 De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: De Paris au Tonkin. Malzeff, cosaque russe, engage a la frontiere de Siberie)

A Madagascar (b/w photo)
8649373 A Madagascar (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Madagascar. Tananarive. Le Palais de la Reine)

Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (colour litho)
8655452 Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (colour litho) by Weitsch, Friedrich Georg (1758-1828) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer (coloured photo)
8655493 Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer (coloured photo) by Norwegian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer

Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo)
8651446 Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Tour aux Indes)

Antoine de Bougainville (engraving)
8647901 Antoine de Bougainville (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine de Bougainville. New South Wales)

The Birthplace of Columbus in Genoa, Italy, from The Great Explorers Columbus and Vasco Da Gama (print)
3742814 The Birthplace of Columbus in Genoa, Italy, from The Great Explorers Columbus and Vasco Da Gama (print) by English School

Indians in Brazil, 1839 (litho)
8698462 Indians in Brazil, 1839 (litho) by Debret, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848); (add.info.: Geography. Brazil. Caboclos indian tribe in Cantagallo)

Jan Huygen van Linschoten's voyage to the East Indies, 1583-1595, 1601 (etching)
7341891 Jan Huygen van Linschoten's voyage to the East Indies, 1583-1595, 1601 (etching) by Bry, Johann Theodor de (1561-1623); 30.2x19.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875), 1816 (autotype)
7341568 Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875), 1816 (autotype) by Negelen, Joseph Mathias (1792-1870); 30.2x24.2 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 Voyage of La Perouse Round the World, 1798 (print)
7295474 The Voyage of La Perouse Round the World, 1798 (print) by Galaup de La Perouse, Jean-Francois de (1741-88); National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94), 1854 (b/w photo)
7295424 Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94), 1854 (b/w photo) by British School, (19th century); 16.2x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Curious Dogs from the North Pole; or the Return of the Arctic Expedition!!, 1808 (coloured etching)
7295575 Curious Dogs from the North Pole; or the Return of the Arctic Expedition!!, 1808 (coloured etching) by British School, (19th century); 24.6x35 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Polar sketches: Winter Quarters inside HMS Alert (1856) - the Wardroom, 1875-76 (chromolithograph)
7295572 Polar sketches: Winter Quarters inside HMS Alert (1856) - the Wardroom, 1875-76 (chromolithograph) by Moss, Edward Lawton (1843-80); 19.7x27.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), 18th century (engraving)
7295541 Captain James Cook (1728-1779), 18th century (engraving) by Sherwin, John Keyse (1751-90); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dance-Holland)

Sir John Ross (1777-1856), 1812-18 (oil painting)
7295333 Sir John Ross (1777-1856), 1812-18 (oil painting) by British School, (19th century); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sir John Ross (1777-1856), c.1833 (oil painting)
7295332 Sir John Ross (1777-1856), c.1833 (oil painting) by British School, (19th century); 142.2x114.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Marco Polo, engraving, 19th century
FGL5476118 Marco Polo, engraving, 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Venetian traveler Marco Polo (1254-1324) elderly, engraving after a painting of 1600.); Fototeca Gilardi

Amerigo Vespucci, from the Crabb's Historical Dictionary pub. 1825 (print)
3555481 Amerigo Vespucci, from the Crabb's Historical Dictionary pub. 1825 (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci, 1454 - 1512, also known as Americus Vespucius)

SS Roosevelt, American steamship of 1908 built for Robert Pearys polar exploration, ... 1909 (photo)
8782677 SS Roosevelt, American steamship of 1908 built for Robert Pearys polar exploration, ... 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info.: SS Roosevelt)

Portrait of Christopher Columbus
MMM5480696 Portrait of Christopher Columbus by Bry, Johann Theodor de (1561-1623); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), sailor explorer

The SS Roosevelt in the Arctic Regions during the Peary Expedition to the North Pole, 1908 - 1909 by Peary
UIG5419723 The SS Roosevelt in the Arctic Regions during the Peary Expedition to the North Pole, 1908 - 1909 by Peary, 1900 (print); (add.info.: Robert Edwin Peary, Sr.1856 - 1920. American explorer)

Qalasirssuaq (Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua), c.1851 (oil on canvas)
7295325 Qalasirssuaq (Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua), c.1851 (oil on canvas) by British School, (19th century); 63.4x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: In 1845)

British Navy officers playing a ball game on Plymouth Hoe, waiting for the approach of the terrible Spanish Armada
NWI4835697 British Navy officers playing a ball game on Plymouth Hoe, waiting for the approach of the terrible Spanish Armada, 1588. Among them, the English navigator Sir Francis Drake, (1540-1596)

Qubilai emperor of China transports by elephants during his visit to China, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4914656 Qubilai emperor of China transports by elephants during his visit to China, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: History of Asia: Qubilai emperor of China transports by elephants)

Arrival of Colonel Marchand in Paris, 1899
3480759 Arrival of Colonel Marchand in Paris, 1899; (add.info.: Arrival of Colonel Marchand in Paris, 1899. General Jean-Baptiste Marchand (2 November 1863 - 13 January 1934)

The british explorer James Cook at Tahiti, c.1768. c.1900 (chromo)
2636223 The british explorer James Cook at Tahiti, c.1768. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geography. Polynesia. The british explorer James Cook at Tahiti, c.1768)

Marriage ceremony of the natives of Panama, 1778
3478881 Marriage ceremony of the natives of Panama, 1778; (add.info.: Marriage ceremony of the natives of Panama: reported in Francis Drake's voyages)

Peru and South America
3478880 Peru and South America; (add.info.: Peru and South America. Woodcut based on a world map of 1554 attributed to Sebastian Cabot. At the top the map is the River Amazon)

Natives of Patagonia encountered by Ferdinand Magellan
3478856 Natives of Patagonia encountered by Ferdinand Magellan; (add.info.: Natives of Patagonia encountered by Ferdinand Magellan during the first voyage of circumnavigation (1519-22)

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"Unveiling the Secrets: Celebrating the Courageous Discoverers" Watson and Crick, the brilliant minds behind the DNA model, forever changed our understanding of life's blueprint. Marie and Pierre Curie, pioneering French physicists, unlocked the mysteries of radioactivity and revolutionized modern science. The discoverers of Tutankhamen's tomb unearthed a treasure trove that revealed ancient Egypt's opulence and history. The antiproton discovery team pushed boundaries in particle physics, unraveling fundamental secrets of matter. Eskimaux of Clyde explored Baffin's Bay with awe-inspiring resilience, capturing its beauty through vivid watercolors (c. 1843-50). "Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark" immortalizes an encounter that shaped American history in this captivating oil on canvas from 1896. Douglas Mawson's portrait stands as a testament to his indomitable spirit during Antarctic expeditions in 1914 – a true explorer at heart. Captain Bellingshausen embarked on epic voyages to Antarctica (1819-1821) depicted through intricate engravings from 1831 – paving the way for future explorations. Fernand Foureau, a fearless French explorer (1850-1914), ventured into uncharted territories with unwavering determination – leaving an enduring legacy. These remarkable individuals embody curiosity, perseverance, and bravery; their discoveries continue to shape our world today.