Expedition Collection (page 12)

Francis McClintock (1819-1907)
2602781 Francis McClintock (1819-1907) .; (add.info.: Francis McClintock (1819-1907) Royal Navy officer who, in the steam yacht 'Fox', led the 1857 expedition in search of Sir John Franklin

British steam yacht 'Fox'
2602780 British steam yacht 'Fox'; (add.info.: British steam yacht 'Fox', commanded by Francis McClintock, in winter quarters in the Arctic during the 1857 Franklin Search Expedition)

Hawaiian native in ceremonial masks
3480331 Hawaiian native in ceremonial masks; (add.info.: Hawaiian native in ceremonial masks; By John Webber (1751 - 1793)

Hawaiian native in ceremonial feathered attire
3480327 Hawaiian native in ceremonial feathered attire; (add.info.: Hawaiian native in ceremonial feathered attire; By John Webber (1751 - 1793)

The sihip Victoria arriving to Seville (Andalusia)
3499695 The sihip Victoria arriving to Seville (Andalusia; (add.info.: The sihip 'Victoria' arriving to Seville (Andalusia. Spain)

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)

Victorius launching himself off a rock to begin his flight of exploration
3330993 Victorius launching himself off a rock to begin his flight of exploration; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Victorius launching himself off a rock to begin his flight of exploration)

Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857)
2602797 Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857); (add.info.: Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) medical officer in the United States navy and Arctic explorer. Engraving, London, c1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hondius's Map, c.1590 (woodcut)
3478885 Hondius's Map, c.1590 (woodcut); (add.info.: Woodcut based Hondius's Map. Circa 1590, showing the Straits of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

History. Louis Joseph de Montcalm, commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Year's War
3434278 History. Louis Joseph de Montcalm, commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Year's War

History. Canada. House where Louis Joseph de Montcalm died, Quebec, 1759. Photo, Canada, c.1920 (postcard)
3433830 History. Canada. House where Louis Joseph de Montcalm died, Quebec, 1759. Photo, Canada, c.1920 (postcard); (add.info.: Canada. Photo, Canada, vers 1920. Coll. Part. History. Canada)

Science. Energy. 1st oil well discovered by Edwin Drake in Titusvile, Pennsylvania, USA
3434783 Science. Energy. 1st oil well discovered by Edwin Drake in Titusvile, Pennsylvania, USA, 1858 Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Huascar Inca
3478886 Huascar Inca; (add.info.: Huascar Inca (1503-1532) was Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, from 1527 to 1532 AD, succeeding his father Huayna Capac and brother Ninan Cuyochi

Mexicans celebrating the beginning of a new age, 1778
3478857 Mexicans celebrating the beginning of a new age, 1778; (add.info.: Mexicans celebrating the beginning of a new age. From John Hamilton Moore)

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)

Captain Cook landing at Adventure Bay, 1777
3522730 Captain Cook landing at Adventure Bay, 1777; (add.info.: Captain Cook landing at Adventure Bay, Van Diemen's Land, 1777); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Coat of arms belonging to Hernando Cortes
2910679 Coat of arms belonging to Hernando Cortes; (add.info.: Coat of arms belonging to Hernando Cortes (1485 -1547); Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec

Book cover 'Les explorateurs de l'Afrique' by Paul Bory, 1889 (print)
PCT4258648 Book cover 'Les explorateurs de l'Afrique' by Paul Bory, 1889 (print); (add.info.: Cover of the book " Les explorateurs de l'Afrique" by Paul Bory)

Monument to Sir John Franklin, Greenwich Hospital, London (engraving)
8676883 Monument to Sir John Franklin, Greenwich Hospital, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Bengal Lancer and his Boxer captive, 1900 (litho)
8663988 A Bengal Lancer and his Boxer captive, 1900 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bengal Lancer and his Boxer captive, Boxer Rebellion)

Chasse au Tigre Dans le Terai, Nepal (b/w photo)
8649399 Chasse au Tigre Dans le Terai, Nepal (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chasse au Tigre Dans le Terai, Nepal. Le soir au camp)

Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo)
8649398 Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Tour aux Indes. Dans les Sondarbands)

Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo)
8649396 Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Tour aux Indes)

Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo)
8649393 Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Tour aux Indes. A Benares. Sur les Ghats, le matin, Femmes se lavant dans le Gange)

Au Japon (b/w photo)
8649390 Au Japon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Japon. Dotom Dori, Une rue a Osaka)

Au Japon (b/w photo)
8649389 Au Japon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Japon. Un canal a Yokoama)

Au Japon (b/w photo)
8649388 Au Japon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Japon. Un canal a Osaka, La Venise de l'extreme Orient)

De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo)
8649381 De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: De Paris au Tonkin. Dans le Turkestan Chinois. A Kourla)

Apres le voyage du Tonkin aux Indes, 1895-1896 (b/w photo)
8649369 Apres le voyage du Tonkin aux Indes, 1895-1896 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apres le voyage du Tonkin aux Indes, 1895-1896)

De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo)
8649378 De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: De Paris au Tonkin. Thibetaines)

Francis Drake's first view of the Pacific Ocean in 1572 (engraving)
527822 Francis Drake's first view of the Pacific Ocean in 1572 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: English navigator and privateer)

Evening in 19th century gunroom
673475 Evening in 19th century gunroom; (add.info.: An evending in the gunroom, 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer, 1815 (engraving)
535809 David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer, 1815 (engraving); (add.info.: David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer

Chester Arthur's Presidential party in Upper Geyser Basin, 1883
1576460 Chester Arthur's Presidential party in Upper Geyser Basin, 1883; (add.info.: Presidential party, Upper Geyser Basin' Photograph is group portrait of members of Chester A)

First Sight of the "Pillars of Hercules" (litho)
8660874 First Sight of the "Pillars of Hercules" (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cimon takes Command of the Greek Fleet (litho)
8660794 Cimon takes Command of the Greek Fleet (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cimon takes Command of the Greek Fleet)

Tiglath-pileser inspecting Gifts from Egypt (litho)
8660903 Tiglath-pileser inspecting Gifts from Egypt (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiglath-pileser inspecting Gifts from Egypt)

Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yangtze River, China (engraving)
8676728 Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yangtze River, China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yangtze River)

David Livingstone's second Zambezi Expedition (engraving)
8676306 David Livingstone's second Zambezi Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Livingstone's second Zambezi Expedition)

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)

The ship Alert cuts across the ice, Dobbin Bay (Canada), 13, 1875 (b/w photo)
MMM5457725 The ship Alert cuts across the ice, Dobbin Bay (Canada), 13, 1875 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The ship Alert cuts across the ice, Dobbin Bay (Canada)

The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, the crew pulled the boats
MMM5484682 The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, the crew pulled the boats, August 7, 1773; National Maritime Museum, London

The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, July 31, 1773
MMM5484676 The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, July 31, 1773. Watercolor (44.2x55 cm) by John Cleveley the Younger (1747-1786), 18th century

Earth and celestial pocket, 1795 (globe)
MMM5467510 Earth and celestial pocket, 1795 (globe) by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket globe and celestial Object)

Hugh Clapperton, english Navy officer, explorer in Central Africa.1880 (engraving)
7073060 Hugh Clapperton, english Navy officer, explorer in Central Africa.1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827), english Navy officer,traveller, explorer

Terrestrial floor globe, detail of Cartouche, c.1650 (papier mache, plaster, copper-engraved, ink, varnish, brass)
7340692 Terrestrial floor globe, detail of Cartouche, c.1650 (papier mache, plaster, copper-engraved, ink, varnish, brass, wood, paper) by Blaeu

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Embarking on a treacherous journey, the brave souls of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail in 1845, their destination unknown. Meanwhile, Sir Edmund Hillary, a legendary New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, stood proudly with Tenzing Norgay near the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 - an achievement that would forever be etched in history. The echoes of past expeditions resonated as we delved into Franklins' ill-fated trip aboard the Erebus and Terror. The haunting tales of those who ventured forth on this doomed voyage served as a reminder of the dangers that awaited explorers at every turn. In 1924, amidst great anticipation and hope, men gathered for yet another attempt to conquer Mount Everest. The faces captured in photographs from the British Mt Everest Expedition revealed determination etched upon their brows - Norton and Mallory leading the way towards an elusive triumph. Shackleton, Wild, Adams - names synonymous with resilience and unwavering spirit. These intrepid explorers faced unimaginable challenges during their Antarctic expedition aboard Endurance. Their story serves as a testament to human endurance against nature's harshest elements. As we gaze upon Colonel Norton standing tall at an astonishing altitude of 28, 000 ft on Everest in 1924, our minds are filled with awe for his audacity. Such feats remind us that there are no limits when it comes to pushing boundaries and reaching new heights. Captain Francis Crozier's presence looms large over history; his leadership aboard HMS Terror left an indelible mark on exploration narratives. His courage exemplified what it meant to face adversity head-on while navigating uncharted territories. Even Captain Robert Falcon Scott found himself immortalized not only for his heroic exploits but also through unexpected avenues such as Frys Cocoa Advert - reminding us that even great adventurers have moments where they seek comfort amidst harsh conditions.