Explorer Collection (page 6)

Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace, c.1895 (photo)
7224482 Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace, c.1895 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823 - 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist

Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares KCB (1831-1915), Arctic explorer and commander of 'Challenger'
7295274 Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares KCB (1831-1915), Arctic explorer and commander of 'Challenger', 1872-75 (b/w photo) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum

Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting)
7295330 Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Landing of Captain Cook at Middleburg, Friendly Islands, 1774-97 (oil on canvas)
7295301 Landing of Captain Cook at Middleburg, Friendly Islands, 1774-97 (oil on canvas) by Hodges, William (1744-97) (after); 45.2x59.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, 1858 - 1945, aka Sir Frederick Lugard
3083273 Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, 1858 - 1945, aka Sir Frederick Lugard.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British soldier, mercenary)

David Livingstone, 1813 - 1873
3062091 David Livingstone, 1813 - 1873.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish Congregationalist, pioneer, medical missionary and explorer in Africa. His portrait and signature)

Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith in 1607. Captain John Smith, 1580 - 1631, Admiral of New England
2603484 Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith in 1607. Captain John Smith, 1580 - 1631, Admiral of New England. English soldier, explorer and author. Pocahontas Matoaka, 1595-1617

Lake of Tali, on Marco Polo's Routes in South East Asia, 1903 (engraving)
BAL34669 Lake of Tali, on Marco Polo's Routes in South East Asia, 1903 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lake of Tali, on One of Marco Polo's Routes in South East Asia)

Adolf Schlagintweit, 1829-1857 (engraving)
8632248 Adolf Schlagintweit, 1829-1857 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolf Schlagintweit, 1829-1857)

Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Richmond upon Thames, London (engraving)
8631314 Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Richmond upon Thames, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton)

Tonkin, Laos, Siam (b/w photo)
8651444 Tonkin, Laos, Siam (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tonkin, Laos, Siam. A Hong-Kong. Debarcadere chinois)

Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo)
8649401 Un Tour aux Indes (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Tour aux Indes. Sur l'Hoogly, au-dessous de Calcutta)

Chasse aux Indes (b/w photo)
8649395 Chasse aux Indes (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chasse aux Indes. A Issouripour, dans les Sondarbands. Femmes charmant des cobras)

Au Japon (b/w photo)
8649394 Au Japon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Japon. Ira Ira, danse populaire, a Osaka)

Au Japon (b/w photo)
8649387 Au Japon (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Japon. Ira Ira, danse populaire, a Osaka)

Du Tonkin au Siam (b/w photo)
8649375 Du Tonkin au Siam (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Du Tonkin au Siam. Luang Prabang. Interieur de Ouate Vui Soune)

Le Prince Henri d'Orleans (b/w photo)
8651448 Le Prince Henri d'Orleans (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Prince Henri d'Orleans)

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, diplomat and humanitarian (coloured photo)
8655488 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, diplomat and humanitarian (coloured photo) by Norwegian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930)

La terre d'apres le systeme d'Homere (engraving)
8653358 La terre d'apres le systeme d'Homere (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La terre d'apres le systeme d'Homere)

Suez, Pancienne Colsum (engraving)
8653349 Suez, Pancienne Colsum (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez, Pancienne Colsum)

Monument funeraire de Christophe Colomb a la Havane (engraving)
8653334 Monument funeraire de Christophe Colomb a la Havane (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument funeraire de Christophe Colomb a la Havane)

Marchands pheniciens traitant des affaires d'echange (engraving)
8653359 Marchands pheniciens traitant des affaires d'echange (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alphonse d'Albuquerque (engraving)
8653339 Alphonse d'Albuquerque (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphonse d'Albuquerque)

Par une attaque de flanc la cavalerie espagnole decide le gain de la bataille (engraving)
8653325 Par une attaque de flanc la cavalerie espagnole decide le gain de la bataille (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ferdinand Cortez (engraving)
8653312 Ferdinand Cortez (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinand Cortez)

L'Inca Huayna Capac (engraving)
8653311 L'Inca Huayna Capac (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Inca Huayna Capac)

Patagons (engraving)
8653309 Patagons (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patagons. Illustration for Les Principales Decouvertes des Voyageurs Anciens et Modernes by Charles)

Australian explorers (engraving)
8647883 Australian explorers (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Australian explorers. New South Wales)

Vasco da Gama departing for India, 1497 (colour litho)
8672908 Vasco da Gama departing for India, 1497 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departing for India, 1497)

Ascent of the Galenstock, 1855 (engraving)
8672669 Ascent of the Galenstock, 1855 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ascent of the Galenstock, 1855)

Sea Adventure: The North-West Passage (colour litho)
8668766 Sea Adventure: The North-West Passage (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The North-West Passage)

Portrait of Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German naturalist and explorer
XEE5030866 Portrait of Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German naturalist and explorer; (add.info.: Portrait of Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German naturalist and explorer); Stefano Bianchetti.

Frontispice de " Second part", novel by Jules Verne, 1900, published by Hetzel editions under the general
JAB5034164 Frontispice de " Second part", novel by Jules Verne, 1900, published by Hetzel editions under the general title " Extraordinary Voyages".; (add.info)

Portrait of Laurent de Saint Cricq dit Paul Marcoy (1849-1861), French explorer
JAB5036626 Portrait of Laurent de Saint Cricq dit Paul Marcoy (1849-1861), French explorer.; (add.info.: Portrait of Laurent de Saint Cricq dit Paul Marcoy (1849-1861)

Portrait of Madame Marie de Ujfalvy Bourdon, 19th century French traveler, wife of Monsieur de Ujfalvy
JAB5036613 Portrait of Madame Marie de Ujfalvy Bourdon, 19th century French traveler, wife of Monsieur de Ujfalvy.; (add.info.: Portrait of Madame Marie de Ujfalvy Bourdon)

Portrait of Henri Lambert, French explorer, consular agent at Aden, assassinated near the Moussah Islands (Aden)
JAB5036575 Portrait of Henri Lambert, French explorer, consular agent at Aden, assassinated near the Moussah Islands (Aden) on June 4, 1859.; (add.info.: Portrait of Henri Lambert, French explorer)

Camp near the monastery of Erden Dzou (Kara-Koroum), July 4 - Mission to North-West Mongolia - Album of the mission of
CSO4985261 Camp near the monastery of Erden Dzou (Kara-Koroum), July 4 - Mission to North-West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste in 1909 in Mongolia

The mount of our guide, June 23 - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane
CSO4985255 The mount of our guide, June 23 - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of the commander of Bouillane de Lacoste in 1909 in Mongolia

Map of South America from a Spanish atlas made in Messina in 1582 by Joan Martines. Lithograph of the 19th century
NWI4846181 Map of South America from a Spanish atlas made in Messina in 1582 by Joan Martines. Lithograph of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Traders exploring with their bags of goods on horses the Rocky Mountains forest, USA, 19th century
NWI4826261 Traders exploring with their bags of goods on horses the Rocky Mountains forest, USA, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Discover the New World: Christopher Columbus and his crew aboard the "Santa Maria' approached the New World
NWI4901168 Discover the New World: Christopher Columbus and his crew aboard the "Santa Maria' approached the New World coasts in 1492. Engraving

Vallee blanche de Chamonix Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)
JEB4899819 Vallee blanche de Chamonix Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876) 1862 Musee Cantini Marseille Dim cm 24x40,2; Musee Cantini, Marseille

The Nile Expedition (Egypt) reaches Khartoum to save besieged British forces, 1884 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4855718 The Nile Expedition (Egypt) reaches Khartoum to save besieged British forces, 1884 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Nile Expedition attempting to reach Khartoum to save besieged

Portrait of Nils Adolf Erik (Eric) Baron Nordenskjold (Nordenskiold) (1832-1901), Swedish naturalist and explorer
JEB4836464 Portrait of Nils Adolf Erik (Eric) Baron Nordenskjold (Nordenskiold) (1832-1901), Swedish naturalist and explorer

Carsten Borchgrevink's first barkage (1864-1934, Norwegian explorer) at Cape Adare, north of Victoria, Antarctica
NWI4851962 Carsten Borchgrevink's first barkage (1864-1934, Norwegian explorer) at Cape Adare, north of Victoria, Antarctica, in 1894

Yurt of Tartares in the Middle Ages carried by a tank. Colourful engraving from the 19th century
NWI4859748 Yurt of Tartares in the Middle Ages carried by a tank. Colourful engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Yurt of Tartares in the Middle Ages carried by a tank)

The itinerary of Fernand de Magellan (1480-1521, Portuguese explorer) through the Pacific Ocean
NWI4848537 The itinerary of Fernand de Magellan (1480-1521, Portuguese explorer) through the Pacific Ocean, during his tour of the world maritime (the first circumnavigation) from 1519 to 1522

Conquete the capital of the Aztec empire Tenochtitlan by the Spanish armees of the conquistador Hernan Cortes or
NWI4848469 Conquete the capital of the Aztec empire Tenochtitlan by the Spanish armees of the conquistador Hernan Cortes or Hernando Cortez (1485-1547), in 1521

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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.