Explorer Collection (page 4)

Cape Evans in Winter (colour litho)
NBY332284 Cape Evans in Winter (colour litho) by Wilson, Edward Adrian (1872-1912); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Arrival of Major Marchand at Toulon (colour litho)
2819051 Arrival of Major Marchand at Toulon (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of Major Marchand at Toulon)

Sir Joseph Banks, 1773, Botanist
USH57432 Sir Joseph Banks, 1773, Botanist by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 234x160 cm; Lincolnshire County Council, Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK; eUsher Gallery; American, out of copyright

Capt. Oates and two of the ponies on the Terra Nova, from Scott
STC255085 Capt. Oates and two of the ponies on the Terra Nova, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of David Livingstone (1813 - 1873). Chromolithography of the late 19th century
XEE4411044 Portrait of David Livingstone (1813 - 1873). Chromolithography of the late 19th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Swiss naturalist Horace Benedict (Horace-Benedict) of Saussure (1740-1799
JLJ4564976 The Swiss naturalist Horace Benedict (Horace-Benedict) of Saussure (1740-1799) and the French mountain guide Jacques Balmat made the second ascent of Mont Blanc in August 1787

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Return of the Penguins, c1908, (1909). Artist: George Marston
Return of the Penguins, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor
The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel Amid The Pinnacles of the Koettlitz Glacier (Edgar Evans standing), c1911, (1913)

Ponting Cinematographs The Bow of the Terra Nova, c1910–1913, (1913)
Ponting Cinematographs The Bow of the Terra Nova Breaking Through the Ice-Floes, c1910– 1913, (1913). Camera artist Herbert G Ponting (1870-1935) lies on planks to film the ship

Furling Sail in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Furling Sail in the Pack, c1910– 1913, (1913). Sailors on the Terra Nova. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Left to right: Captain Lawrence Oates, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Petty Officer Edgar Evans

Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp, c1911, (1913)
Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp (Left to right - P.O. Evans, Bowers, Wilson, Scott. Enlarged from a cinematograph film), c1911, (1913)

Edward A. Wilson, B. A. M. B. c1910s, (1913). Artist: Emery Walker
Edward A. Wilson, B.A. M.B. c1910s, (1913). Doctor, painter and naturalist Edward Wilson (1872-1912) died with Scott on the way back from the Pole

The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911

Map of Willem Barentsz Third Voyage, 1598. Artist: Claesz, Cornelis (ca. 1551-1609)
Map of Willem Barentsz Third Voyage, 1598. Private Collection

Admiral Teddy Evans, (1881-1957), British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1881-1957), known as Teddy Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916

Inscription on the monument to David Livingstone, Zambia, Africa, late 19th or early 20th century. Scottish missionary and explorer Livingstone (1813-1873)

Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Thomas Kent
Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. The building of St Magnus Cathedral began in 1137, with additions made over the following three centuries

Daniel Boones Cabin and the house in which he died
The Original Cabin of Daniel Boone (1734-1820) - American pioneer at Femme Osage, Missouri and the house in which he died (built by his son Nathaniel) at St. Charles, Missouri. Date: 1906

Hubert Wilkins - 1
SIR HUBERT WILKINS Australian explorer (on right) with Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen at Peterboro airport, 1933. Date: 1888 - 1958

Barents ship at Nova Zembla, 1598 (engraving)
XJF3037892 Barents ship at Nova Zembla, 1598 (engraving) by Dutch School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willem Barentsz (c.1550-97) Dutch navigator, cartographer

(1865-1940). American physician and Arctic explorer. Photograph, c1911
FREDERICK ALBERT COOK (1865-1940). American physician and Arctic explorer. Photograph, c1911

COOK: NEWFOUNDLAND, 1763. A Sketch of the Island of Newfoundland drawn in 1763 by James Cook when he was a sailing-master in the Royal Navy

William Scoresby
WILLIAM SCORESBY English clergyman, scientist and explorer. Pioneered in the scientific study of the Arctic

Capitaine Vermeersch
CAPITAINE VERMEERSCH French military and explorer in central and west Africa

Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, c1909. Portrait of Shackleton (1874-1922) from his book The Heart of the Antarctic, an account of his expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Eismeer Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the western of the two in the valley of Grindelwald. There are two explorer figures at the bottom of the glacier

A very gallant gentleman, 1913 (oil on canvas)
XCF276497 A very gallant gentleman, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain L.E.G Oates from the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; ); English

The Exploration of M. de Brazza (1875-79) His Treaty with Makoko, illustration
XIR156811 The Exploration of M. de Brazza (1875-79) His Treaty with Makoko, illustration from Les Colonies Francaises (engraving) by Dascher, G

Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) (vellum)
XIR175031 Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) (vellum) by Spanish School, (16th century); 15x11 cm; Musee National de la Renaissance, Ecouen, France; Spanish, out of copyright

NORSEMEN AND NATIVE AMERICANS. Norsemen trading with Native Americans on the east cost of North America, early 11th century A.D. Wood engraving, American, 1846

Cook to Rhodes
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Cook, Pitt, Hastings, Raffles, Durham, Sturt, Brooke, Lawrence, Gordon, Livingstone, Rhodes Date: 1927-1933

Basket Sleigh - Byrds Antarctic Expedition
Basket Sleigh from Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jrs 3rd Antarctic Expedition of 1940. Photograph taken during preparations for his trip, which had received official US backing

Soviet Arctic explorer Papanin, 1937
Soviet Arctic explorer Ivan Papanin (1894-1986) in 1937 while commanding the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1". Expedition members and equipment are in the background

Otto Schmidt, Soviet Arctic explorer
Otto Yulievich Schmidt (left, 1891-1956), Soviet Arctic explorer and geophysicist, greeting one of the rescue pilots (right) during the Chelyuskin expedition to the Arctic

US exploration of Mars, artwork. Astronaut preparing to plant the flag of the United States of America (USA) on the Martian surface

Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), Antarctic explorer. In the year this photograph was taken he and three companions established a record for reaching the farthest southern point

The Tomb of Columbus, Seville Cathedral, 1909
Photograph showing the tomb of Christopher Columbus (1447-1507), the Italian explorer, at Seville Cathedral, Spain, 1909

Sir Aurel Stein
Sir (Mark) Aurel Stein, the British archaeologist and explorer, pictured c.1909

William John Wills
WILLIAM JOHN WILLS English explorer in Australia, associated with the fatal expedition with Burke

Mcclintock / Francis L
SIR FRANCIS LEOPOLD MCCLINTOCK British naval officer and explorer

Geo. Washington De Long
GEORGE WASHINGTON DE LONG American naval officer and Arctic explorer, his ship Jeannette crushed in ice, died with all companions while on foot towards Sibera

Sir James Clark Ross
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Scottish explorer. Made a number of arctic expeditions, determining the position of magnetic north in 1831

Louis Gustave Binger
LOUIS GUSTAVE BINGER French explorer and administrator in West Africa and the Sudan

Amundsen in a Dornier
Oslo crowds cheer explorer Amundsen when he returns to Norway after making a flight across the North Pole in a Dornier flying boat

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"Unveiling the Uncharted: A Journey through the Eyes of Explorers" Embarking on daring expeditions, these intrepid explorers have left an indelible mark on history. Sir Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, etched his name in the annals of adventure as he stood triumphantly alongside Tenzing Norgay near Mount Everest's summit on that fateful day in 1953. Centuries earlier, Vasco da Gama's arrival in India opened up new frontiers for trade and exploration. His audacious voyage paved the way for future adventurers to follow suit. Meanwhile, aboard HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin embarked on a transformative journey that would forever alter our understanding of life itself. The British Empire's world map from the 19th century serves as a testament to their insatiable thirst for discovery. It depicts vast territories conquered by brave souls who ventured into uncharted territories with unwavering determination. Even advertisements became platforms to celebrate explorers' feats; Captain Robert Falcon Scott graced Fry's Cocoa adverts after his ill-fated expedition to Antarctica. His story stands as a poignant reminder of both triumph and tragedy intertwined within exploration. In 1969, Apollo 17 astronaut Buzz Aldrin took humanity's giant leap onto the moon's surface alongside Neil Armstrong—captured forever in his visor is Earth gazing back at them—a symbol of mankind transcending earthly boundaries. Sir Richard Francis Burton fearlessly delved into unknown cultures during his travels across Africa and Asia—an explorer driven by curiosity and an insatiable desire for knowledge. Maps tracing these journeys illuminate Africa’s vastness while showcasing how countless pioneers traversed its untamed landscapes. These cartographic marvels serve as testaments to human resilience against nature’s formidable challenges. Lastly, astronauts standing upon lunar soil gaze back at Earth—a humbling sight that reminds us all of our shared humanity and the boundless possibilities that lie beyond our terrestrial confines.