Greenland Collection (page 2)

Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede
FLO4989187 Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede. Steel engraving by W.H

Eskimo family gathered around a fire on the ice to share a meal (Eskimo (Inuit or Eskimo)
ELD4846470 Eskimo family gathered around a fire on the ice to share a meal (Eskimo (Inuit or Eskimo). End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight (Uummannaq Fjord)
FLO4605410 Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight (Uummannaq Fjord). Eskimo people

Inuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes, and man with kayak walking to a fishing boat in Greenland
FLO4621724 Inuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes, and man with kayak walking to a fishing boat in Greenland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Ricci from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

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)

Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863
JAB4120610 Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863.; (add.info.: Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

King William III entering Exeter on his way to London
5308144 King William III entering Exeter on his way to London.; (add.info.: King William III (1650-1702) entering Exeter on his way to 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

Engraving depicting an Eskimo hunting a seal. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabit
UIG5426196 Engraving depicting an Eskimo hunting a seal. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabit the northern circumpolar regions. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Sea Adventure: Erik the Red (colour litho)
8668728 Sea Adventure: Erik the Red (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erik the Red)

SS Roosevelt, American steamship of 1908 built for Robert Peary"s polar exploration, ... 1909 (photo)
8782678 SS Roosevelt, American steamship of 1908 built for Robert Peary"s polar exploration, ... 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info.: SS Roosevelt)

Men in Arctic ice north of Greenland during Robert Pearys expedition to the North Pole, 1909 (photo)
8782680 Men in Arctic ice north of Greenland during Robert Pearys expedition to the North Pole, 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info)

A general chart of the northern navigation, 1675 (coloured engraving)
7340043 A general chart of the northern navigation, 1675 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 43.5x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting an Eskimo making an igloo. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabit
UIG5426200 Engraving depicting an Eskimo making an igloo. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabit the northern circumpolar regions. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Green Ice Land
Al Barizi

View of the ruins of a Viking church in Katortok in Greenland. 19th century engraving Ruins of a Viking church at
NWI4851458 View of the ruins of a Viking church in Katortok in Greenland. 19th century engraving Ruins of a Viking church at Katortok, Greenland, view in 1800s

The remains of Lieutenant John Irving, a member of the Franklin Expedition
NWI4850942 The remains of Lieutenant John Irving, a member of the Franklin Expedition, was found by Frederick Schwatka's research team in 1879 in Greenland

Interior of a communal Inuit house in Greenland, with families cooking, sleeping, and nursing babies
FLO4621732 Interior of a communal Inuit house in Greenland, with families cooking, sleeping, and nursing babies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

A glacier in Greenland
5614344 A glacier in Greenland; (add.info.: A glacier in Greenland. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Greenland dwellers wearing skins and one Inuit from Labrador (Canada) with a trident
FLO4635425 Greenland dwellers wearing skins and one Inuit from Labrador (Canada) with a trident. Below is a daily scene of Inuit family life in front of an igloo, a tent and a canoe, North America

Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction
3522009 Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Bear (colour litho)
8673802 The Bear (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear. Illustration for A.L.O.E.'s Picture Story Book (T Nelson)

A Woman from the Land of Eskimos, 1826 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879728 A Woman from the Land of Eskimos, 1826 (oil on fabric) by Cogniet, Leon (1794-1880); 62.9x57.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Leon Cogniet)

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)

Engraving depicting Eskimos from Labrador. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426210 Engraving depicting Eskimos from Labrador. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Portrait of Jurgen Nielsen Muller, 1854 (b/w photo)
MMM5477432 Portrait of Jurgen Nielsen Muller, 1854 (b/w photo) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); National Maritime Museum, London

Holsteinborg (now Sisimiut), 1854 (b/w photo)
7340162 Holsteinborg (now Sisimiut), 1854 (b/w photo) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); National Maritime Museum, London

Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) met an expedition (Relief Expedition)
NWI4851517 Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) met an expedition (Relief Expedition) on the Greenland Ice Cape on August 5, 1892

Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing
3522006 Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sunset at 69° 13′ 0″ N
Haim Rosenfeld

Eskimo native photographed on North Pole expedition, handcolored print, 1909 (photo)
8782679 Eskimo native photographed on North Pole expedition, handcolored print, 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info.: Eskimo native photographed on North Pole expedition)

Engraving depicting an Eskimo hunting a seal. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabit
UIG5426219 Engraving depicting an Eskimo hunting a seal. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabit the northern circumpolar regions. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting Eskimos from Labrador. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426208 Engraving depicting Eskimos from Labrador. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting the interior of a Greenlander's hut. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426198 Engraving depicting the interior of a Greenlander's hut. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

One of the Greenland Inuit, 1854 (b/w photo)
7340156 One of the Greenland Inuit, 1854 (b/w photo) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); National Maritime Museum, London

Martin Frobisher
5310320 Martin Frobisher; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Martin Frobisher, an English seaman and privateer, encountering Greenlanders in search of the North West Passage)

An Eskimo watching a seal hole
5312095 An Eskimo watching a seal hole; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Eskimo watching a seal hole. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map showing the distribution and new frontiers of the colonies of France in northern America after the French-American
NWI4852050 Map showing the distribution and new frontiers of the colonies of France in northern America after the French-American War, 1760

Hunting of whales (whaling) for oil production, Greenland. 19th century, (chromolithograph)
ELD4906254 Hunting of whales (whaling) for oil production, Greenland. 19th century, (chromolithograph).; Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Map of the European colonies in the New World (North and Central America), 1846
FLO4621821 Map of the European colonies in the New World (North and Central America), 1846. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
3253057 Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen; (add.info.: Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, 1872-1907. Danish author, ethnologist and explorer of Greenland. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Winter pictures (engraving)
8639593 Winter pictures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter pictures. Illustration for The Child's Companion and Juvenile Instructor (1889)

The spermwhale brought to Greenland dock, 1762 (coloured etching)
7342018 The spermwhale brought to Greenland dock, 1762 (coloured etching) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 16.7x23.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Erik le Rouge (Eirikr Thorvaldson) (ca. 940- around 1003 or 1010) bringing Scandinavian settlers to Greenland
NWI4853543 Erik le Rouge (Eirikr Thorvaldson) (ca. 940- around 1003 or 1010) bringing Scandinavian settlers to Greenland, circa 982 - Colorisee engraving

Ilulissat Icefjord also called Kangia or Ilulissat Kangerlua at Disko Bay. The Icefjord is listed as UNESCO World Heritage. Greenland, Danish Territory

Ilulissat Icefjord also called Kangia or Ilulissat Kangerlua at Disko Bay. The Icefjord is listed as UNESCO World Heritage. Greenland, Danish Territory

An iceberg in Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a cloudy day. Ilulissat Icefjord, Ilulissat, Greenland

A view of Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, at sunset. Ilulissat Icefjord, Ilulissat, Greenland

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Greenland, a land of captivating contrasts and breathtaking beauty. From the Viking ship gracefully sailing across the vast sea to the mesmerizing sight of our planet illuminated in darkness from space, this Arctic wonderland never fails to leave one in awe. In the heart of Greenland's icy wilderness, an Inuit hunter braves a snowstorm with his loyal dog team by his side. Their resilience echoes through time, reminding us of the indomitable spirit that has thrived here for centuries. Tracing back history's footsteps, we uncover an ancient map depicting Greenland as discovered by Norse Vikings during their intrepid explorations in 1440. The Vinland Map stands as a testament to their audacity and curiosity. The Greely Arctic Expedition takes us even further north, pushing boundaries and venturing into uncharted territories. Their relentless pursuit of knowledge propels them towards new frontiers amidst harsh conditions. Amidst all these adventures lies a bustling harbor where cargo ships dock on quaysides laden with precious freight. This lifeline connects Greenland with distant lands while sustaining its communities. Qaqortoq emerges as a vibrant town nestled against nature's grandeur. Its elevated view reveals stunning vistas of fjords adorned with majestic icebergs under the enchanting midnight sun - an experience like no other. Art finds its place amidst this raw landscape too; Stone and Man outdoor sculpture project "They Came" by Aka Hough pays homage to Greenland's rich cultural heritage and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. As we broaden our perspective beyond Greenland’s borders, Africa comes into focus on a topographic map. It reminds us that despite being worlds apart geographically, both continents share profound connections within Earth’s intricate tapestry. Greenland beckons explorers seeking untamed landscapes and stories etched into its very fabric. With each passing moment spent here, one discovers not only its natural wonders but also glimpses into the resilience and spirit of those who call this place home.