Fraenkel Collection

Andree et ses compagnons de voyage, a bord du Svensksund (engraving)
5228436 Andree et ses compagnons de voyage, a bord du Svensksund (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andree et ses compagnons de voyage)

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind... April 4th 1581, (19th century). Artist: F Fraenkel
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind at Deptford, April 4th 1581, (19th century). Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage

Knut Fraenkel, Swedish engineer and arctic explorer, (1931). Fraenkel (1870-1897) was one of the three members of Salomon August Andrees ill-fated Arctic hydrogen balloon expedition of 1897

(Salomon) August Andree (1854-1897), Swedish engineer and balloonist, 1897. In 1897 Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon

Departure of the Andree balloon expedition to the North Pole, Spitzbergen, 1897
Departure of the Andree balloon expedition to the North Pole, Spitzbergen, 11 July 1897. In 1897 a Swedish explorer named Salomon Andree made an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon

Andrees Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, leave Spitzbergen on their adventurous flight, hoping to reach the North Pole : they are depicted half an hour after lift-off

Pre Andree Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, make last-minute preparations at Spitzbergen for their flight : in a few moments they will be on their way to the North Pole

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Andree and His Companions on Voyage, aboard the Svensksund (engraving, Andree et ses compagnons de voyage) - a fascinating glimpse into the past, depicting the excitement and anticipation before the ill-fated Arctic balloon expedition led by Swedish engineer and balloonist, Salomon August Andree, in 1897 (Andrees Arctic balloon after the crash, 1897). This daring journey, documented in another engraving (Andrees Arctic balloon expedition), was an attempt to reach the North Pole, but ultimately ended in tragedy. Meanwhile, in a different era, P Fraenkel captured the knighting of Sir Francis Drake by Queen Elizabeth I on board the Golden Hind (Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind.. April 4th 1581) - a testament to the courage and adventure of a different time. Fast forward to the early 20th century, and we find another Swede, Knut Fraenkel (1931), a Swedish engineer and arctic explorer, whose contributions to the field are yet to be fully recognized. The departure of the Andree balloon expedition to the North Pole, Spitzbergen (Andrees Departure), marked the beginning of this pioneering journey. Prepare to be transported back in time as we delve deeper into the lives and adventures of these intrepid explorers, their stories intertwined by the common thread of courage, determination, and the spirit of discovery.