Polar Collection

Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947
A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845

Shackleton / Wild / Adams
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Shackleton, Wild and Adams 178 kilometres from the South Pole

Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip
The Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return

Wandering Albatross - Courtship display - Albatross Island - South Georgia - Antarctica JPF30636
JPF-14281 Wandering Albatross - Courtship display Albatross Island - South Georgia - Antarctica Diomedea exulans Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on Champ Island glacier above the sea, Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic

Oronce Fines world map, 1531
Oronce Fines world map. Map of the worlds northern and southern hemispheres by the French mathematician and cartographer Oronce Fine (1494-1555)

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Frys Cocoa Advert
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer

Sir Ernest Shackleton and others, Antarctic
Sir Ernest Shackleton and three members of a polar exploration party, photographed within 111 miles of the South Pole in 1907-9 on board the Nimrod

Emperor Penguin - adults with chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11388 Emperor Penguin - adults with chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Emperor Penguin - two adults with two chicks
WAT-11301-M Emperor Penguin - two adults with two chicks Snow hill island - Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Image digitally manipulated M

Emperor Penguin - adults with chicks. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11386 Emperor Penguin - adults with chicks Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Polar Bear Parent with cubs wearing Christmas hats
WAT-5751-c-m Polar Bear - Parent with cubs wearing Christmas hats Ursus maritimus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Atlas of Gerardus Mercator, 1595, map of the Arctic to the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle

Earth. Satellite image of the Earth, centred on Antarctica. The South Pole is at centre. Water is blue, vegetation is green, arid areas are brown, and snow and ice are white

Captain Scott in his workshop on board Terra Nova
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer and leader of the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1912, pictured in his work room on board the Terra Nova

Last page of the diary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott
6014659 Last page of the diary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated British expedition to the South Pole, 29 March 1912 (litho) by Scott

Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), Billenfjorden, Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Beyond Mans Footsteps, 1894 (1909). Artist: Briton Riviere
Beyond Mans Footsteps, 1894 (1909). In the icy wilderness around the North Pole. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 8, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Picture No. 11049984
Polar Bear wearing Christmas hat Digital Manipulation Date:

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849

Emperor Penguin - colony in twilight Ross Sea, Antarctica. GRB03269
AUS-888 Emperor Penguin - colony in twilight Ross Sea, Antarctica. Aptenodytes forsteri Auscape Please note that prints are personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Polar Bear - Parent with cubs
WAT-5751-c-m2 Polar Bear - parent with cubs Ursus maritimus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) with chicks, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Sculpture of a Polar Bear by Francois Pompon
The work " Ours blanc"

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) with parasitic copepod (Ommatokoita elongata), under ice, Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, northern Baffin Island, Canada, Arctic

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) crossing water to reach breeding site, South Georgia. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2008

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) young bear rolling around in the snow, on newly formed pack ice during autumn freeze up, Beaufort Sea, off Arctic coast, Alaska

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, polar explorer
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 - 1922), Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer. Seen here at the age of 40 in windproof garments

Emperor Penguin - father staring down at egg as the chick makes its first break in the shell - Antarctica OLI00012
AUS-1932 Emperor Penguin - father staring down at egg as the chick makes its first break in the shell Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Fred Olivier / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that

Antarctica CH 23 © Clem Haagner / ARDEA LONDON
CH-23 ANTARCTICA Glacier Paradise Bay Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Emperor Penguin - adult. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11152 Emperor Penguin - adult. Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Map of the area between Patagonia and the Antarctic Peninsula
2REW8FX Map of the area between Patagonia and the Antarctic Peninsula

FRANKLIN'S WRITING
Document transcribed by Sir John Franklin stating that H.M.S Erebus & Terror wintered in the ice at Beechey Island. Informs of his death & signed by Capt.s Crozier & Fitzjames. Date: 28 May 1847

G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton
JHL390978 G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton, Plymouth, 16th September, 1922 (b/w photo) by Grant, Thomas E

Daniel Osterkamp, Lofoten, Mountain, Mountains, Norway, Panorama, Water, arctic, boat
This picture shows the city of Reine at the Lofoten in Norway

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) leaping into the sea in Mickelson Harbor, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Polar Bear Road Sign - Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) LA003889
COS-3965 Polar Bear Road Sign Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) - Norway Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Aurora borealis seen over trees through a fish-eye lens, with an observer at far right. This light display (the northern lights) is seen in the night sky at high latitudes

The Last Resting Place of Captain Scott
The inner tent in which Captain Scott and his two companions were discovered taken by a member of the relief party which found the tent on November 12th 1912

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

The Terra Nova, 1910
Sectional illustration of the Terra Nova, the Polar research ship used by Captain R.F. Scott in his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912. The Terra Nova was built as a Dundee whaler in 1884

Captain Oates Dies
The young Captain Oates leaves Captain Scotts tent in a blizzard on the return trip from the South Pole and is never seen again

Wandering Albatross - In flight, Antarctic region, Islands in the southern ocean JPF30690
JPF-13297 Wandering Albatross - In flight, Antarctic region

Polar Bear - with babies Canada
WAT-6089 POLAR BEAR - cuddles baby in snowy woods Canada Ursus maritimus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Emperor Penguins - colony on ice in twilight Antarctic
AU-108-GR EMPEROR PENGUINS - colony on ice, pink light Antarctic Aptenodytes forsteri Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Portrait of an Arctic Wolf
Jim Cumming

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) viewed through hole in iceberg at Snow Hill Island rookery, Antarctica. November

Arctic Fox searches for food, sniffing lemmings and other food under deep snow on Kara sea shore (Alopex lagopus). tundra of Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic, winter

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - ponies
Michael the pony enjoying a roll in the snow near his stables on Antarctica, during the ill-fated Scott polar expedition 1910 - 1912. Captain Scott wrote of the ponies in his diary, Poor brutes

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Beardmore Glacier
Photograph taken by Captain Scott during the ill-fated polar expedition to the South Pole in 1910 - 1912, showing tents pitched on the way up the Beardmore Glacier

Model of Russian Molniya-1 satellite
Molniya 1 communications satellite. Model of a Molniya-1 military communications satellite in its orbital configuration

Antarctic exploration, route maps
Antarctic exploration

Rockhopper Penguins, (Eudyptes chrysocome), jumping, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands

Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expedition
Officers on board the Terra Nova on its return to New Zealand in February 1913 after the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions. From left to right. Back row, Mr

Mr Bernacchi at work
Mr Bernacchi, a member of the British 1901-4 polar expedition, at work with an electrometer

Scott of the Antarctic - page from The Sphere
Page from the special Scott of the Antarctic memorial number featuring a photograph of the Scott Antarctic medal, presented to the team after returning from their first successful expedition in 1904

A motor sledge which may be used at the South Pole
A suggestion for the type of motor sledge to be taken by Captain Scott, who in 1909 had announced his intention to set out on a new expedition to the South Pole

The Terra Nova of Scotts Antarctic Expedition
The ship Terra Nova - the vessel used by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 -1912) for his South Polar Expedition in 1911-12

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Franklins expedition seeking Northwest Passage
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs

Antarctic Krill JPF34583
JPF-13408 Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

South America at night, satellite image
South America at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, set against a background of stars, centred on the continent of South America. North is at top

Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35
Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, historical map. This expedition took place between 1933 and 1935, and followed an earlier expedition from 1928 to 1930

Emperor Penguin - adult and chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11389 Emperor Penguin - adult and chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Emperor Penguin - adult and chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11372 Emperor Penguin - adult and chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Emperor Penguin - two adults with chick
WAT-11103-m Emperor Penguin - two adults with chick Snow hill island - Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri digitally manipulated image M

Emperor Penguin - Chick on Sea Ice Aptenodytes forsteri Snow Hill Island Antarctica BI011926
COS-2411 Emperor Penguin - Chick on Sea Ice Snow Hill Island

Emperor Penquin - With a large group of chicks - Snow Hill Island - Antarctica - October
CK-4266 Emperor Penquin - With a large group of chicks Snow Hill Island - Antarctica - October Aptenodytes forsteri Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Polar Bear - on ice Svalbard Spitzbergen
WAT-7426 Polar BEAR - on ice Svalbard Spitzbergen Ursus martimus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Arctic Fox
WAT-7105 ARCTIC FOX - IN SNOW Alopex lagopus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Narwhal Canadian Arctic
DOC-51 Narwhal - head & tusk, out of water Canadian Arctic Monodon monoceros Doc White Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Narwhal Baffin Island
DOC-29 Narwhal - shoal, aerial shot Baffin Island

Emperor Penguin - adults with chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11382-c Emperor Penguin - adults with chick Snow hill island - Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Emperor Penguin - four adults walking across ice. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11353 Emperor Penguin - four adults walking across ice Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Emperor Penguin - Adult with 3 young. Snow hill island Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri
WAT-10858 Emperor Penguin - Adult with 3 young Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M

Emperor Penguin
AU-72-GR Emperor Penguins - walk in line Aptenodytes forsteri March of the Penguins Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Polar Bears with pink hearts MA1574
TOM-1157-M Polar Bears with pink hearts Ursus maritimus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Polar Bear
WAT-4623 POLAR BEAR - LYING ON SIDE Ursus maritimus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Polar Bear With cub
JS-480 POLAR BEAR & cub Ursus maritimus John Swedberg Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Nimrod in the Ice
Shackletons ship Nimrod held up in the pack ice. Date: circa 1907

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Polar: A Journey Through Time and Ice" Step back in time to the fateful year of 1845, when the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail on their ill-fated expedition. These ships, led by Sir John Franklin, embarked on a journey that would forever be etched in polar history. Erebus and Terror - names that evoke both curiosity and trepidation. They were vessels braving the unknown, venturing into uncharted territories with hopes of discovering new frontiers. Little did they know that this voyage would become their final chapter. Among those aboard were brave souls like Shackleton, Wild, and Adams - men who dared to challenge nature's harshest conditions. Captain Francis Crozier commanded the HMS Terror with unwavering determination as they pushed further into icy realms. Amidst these frozen landscapes emerged an iconic symbol of the Arctic - the majestic polar bear. Ursus maritimus gracefully walked upon Champ Island glacier above the sea, reminding us of nature's resilience even in extreme environments. But life beneath these icy waters was equally captivating. The Greenland shark swam silently through frigid depths while carrying a parasitic copepod called Ommatokoita elongata – a testament to symbiotic relationships thriving even in desolate places. Fast forward to another era where Captain Robert Falcon Scott graced advertisements for Frys Cocoa. This legendary explorer became synonymous with bravery and endurance as he faced harsh Antarctic conditions during his Terra Nova expedition. In this vast wilderness known as Antarctica lies Albatross Island, where wandering albatrosses engage in mesmerizing courtship displays against breathtaking backdrops. Their graceful movements captivate observers' hearts while highlighting nature's wonders. Traveling further back in time brings us to Oronce Fine's world map from 1531 – a glimpse into how early cartographers envisioned our planet before modern exploration revealed its true form. It serves as a reminder of the endless mysteries that polar regions held for centuries. Picture No.