Expedition Collection (page 9)

De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo)
8651445 De Paris au Tonkin (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: De Paris au Tonkin. Au Turkestan Chinois)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634911 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

William the Conqueror's March into Wales, 1081 (litho)
8661406 William the Conqueror's March into Wales, 1081 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: William the Conqueror's March into Wales, 1081)

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)

Vasco da Gama (circa 1460-1524), 1838 (oil on canvas)
7337905 Vasco da Gama (circa 1460-1524), 1838 (oil on canvas) by Fonseca, Antonio Manuel da (fl.1838); 121.9x96.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A view of the town & harbour of Halifax, from Dartmouth shore., c.1777 (Printed)
7340423 A view of the town & harbour of Halifax, from Dartmouth shore., c.1777 (Printed) by DesBarres, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824); 51x725 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

Medal commemorating Captain James Cook's second voyage, 1772 (silver)
7295731 Medal commemorating Captain James Cook's second voyage, 1772 (silver) by British School, (18th Century); 42.5x42.5 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 Party Crossing a Crevasse (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295723 A Sledge Party Crossing a Crevasse (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 15)

A Sledge Party Crossing a Crevasse, 1916 (card)
7295722 A Sledge Party Crossing a Crevasse, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 15)

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)

Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper)
7295485 Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper) by Cook, James (1728-79); National Maritime Museum, London

Esquimalt working party, c.1870 (b/w photo)
7295473 Esquimalt working party, c.1870 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A naval working party ashore at Esquimalt in the early days of this Pacific base)

Departure of the travelling parties from 'Resolute' and 'Intrepid', 4 April 1853, 19th century (print)
7295466 Departure of the travelling parties from 'Resolute' and 'Intrepid', 4 April 1853, 19th century (print); National Maritime Museum, London

The situation of HMS 'Resolute' & 'Intrepid' as they appeared in the Arctic Sea
7295566 The situation of HMS 'Resolute' & 'Intrepid' as they appeared in the Arctic Sea, 19th century (lithograph) by British School

Sextant reputed to have been used on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific (1776-1780), c.1770 (brass)
7295421 Sextant reputed to have been used on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific (1776-1780), c.1770 (brass) by Ramsden, Jesse (1735-1800); 42.5x44.5x9.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

'Le Theatre du Monde', 1638-40 (engraving)
7340645 'Le Theatre du Monde', 1638-40 (engraving) by Blaeu, Willem (1571-1638); 23.7x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Arctic Council, 19th century (mezzotint, board)
7295271 The Arctic Council, 19th century (mezzotint, board) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904) (after); 55.5x77.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Print)

Henry Foster Collins, Second Mate, 1845 (b/w photo)
7295261 Henry Foster Collins, Second Mate, 1845 (b/w photo) by Baird (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Commander James Fitzjames, 1845 (b/w photo)
7295259 Commander James Fitzjames, 1845 (b/w photo) by Baird (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Officers who sailed in search of the North-West Passage with Sir John Franklin, 1845 (b/w photo)
7295258 Officers who sailed in search of the North-West Passage with Sir John Franklin, 1845 (b/w photo) by Baird (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

HMS 'Challenger', 1880 (lithograph, tinted)
7295257 HMS 'Challenger', 1880 (lithograph, tinted) by Mitchell, William Frederick (1845-1914); 17.7x24 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Erebus' and 'Terror' in New Zealand, August 1841, c.1847 (oil on canvas)
7295296 Erebus' and 'Terror' in New Zealand, August 1841, c.1847 (oil on canvas) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 122.7x183.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A bay in Spitzbergen or Spitsbergen, northern Norway, 1882
7125199 A bay in Spitzbergen or Spitsbergen, northern Norway, 1882; (add.info.: A bay in Spitzbergen or Spitsbergen, northern Norway from the La Recherche Expedition of 1838 to 1840)

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his crew land at San Salvador on October 12, 1492, 1860
7125147 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his crew land at San Salvador on October 12, 1492, 1860; (add.info.: Italian explorer Christopher Columbus)

Cook's Third Voyage 1778-1779, 1784-1804 (technical drawing)
7295389 Cook's Third Voyage 1778-1779, 1784-1804 (technical drawing) by Faden, William (1750-1836); National Maritime Museum, London

Figure of Captain James Cook (1728-1779), c.1840 (earthenware)
7295353 Figure of Captain James Cook (1728-1779), c.1840 (earthenware); 18x11x11 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Nelson and the bear, c.1806 (oil on oak panel)
7295328 Nelson and the bear, c.1806 (oil on oak panel) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 36.8x55.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Captain James Cook's charts entrance of Endeavour River and Botany Bay in New South Wales
7295280 Captain James Cook's charts entrance of Endeavour River and Botany Bay in New South Wales, 1772-73 (engraving & etching) by Bowen, Thomas (c.1790); 28.5x46.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Robert Edwin Peary's wife, c.1893 (engraving)
UIG5413888 Robert Edwin Peary's wife, c.1893 (engraving); (add.info.: The wife of Robert Edwin Peary, an arctic explorer who claimed to have been the first person to reach the North Pole in 1909)

A scene from Burke and Wills' expedition
5310337 A scene from Burke and Wills' expedition; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Burke and Wills' expedition of Australia)

Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition
5307451 Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition led by John Ross)

Sir John Ross Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences, 1835-37 (gold)
MMM5477687 Sir John Ross Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences, 1835-37 (gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (silver)
MMM5477680 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (silver) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of John Hanning Speke, c.1863 (b/w photo)
MMM5477340 Portrait of John Hanning Speke, c.1863 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) on his left, a sextant on his foot

Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, called 'El Gran Capitan' (1453-1515) (sculpture)
CUL4932731 Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, called 'El Gran Capitan' (1453-1515) (sculpture); (add.info.: Gonzalve de Cordoue, Spanish military man under the service of the Catholic Monarchs)

England and America. The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic Ship Resolute December 16th 1856
7342702 England and America. The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic Ship Resolute December 16th 1856, c.1859 (engraving, stipple, board) by Simpson

Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives
MMM5482802 Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives, in front of armed and threatening indigenous peoples

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)

A Football Match at Winter Quarters (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295717 A Football Match at Winter Quarters (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 11)

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)

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

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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.