North Pole Collection

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

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)

Europe at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population. There are few lights in North Africa (bottom) and the Arctic (top) since they are more sparsely populated

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

Map of the world 1869
Cornells Grammars-School Geography - S.S. Cornell - New York D. Appleton and Company 1869

Galileo Images the Moon
This view of the Moons north pole is a mosaic assembled from 18 images taken by Galileos imaging system through a green filter as the spacecraft flew by on December 7, 1992

North America at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in North America (upper centre)

Venus radar map, North Pole
Venus radar map, centred on the Venusian North Pole. The map is colour-coded for altitude, going from low altitude (purple) through blue, green, yellow and orange to high altitude (red)

Arctic chill
A polar bear looks up towards the sky to smell the air for other approaching bears that would want to take his seal carcass. Taken off the northern coast of the Svalbard Archipelago

Andree Expedition
July 1897: The ill-fated hot-air balloon expedition to the North Pole, attempted by Swedish explorer Salomon August Andree, Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel in 1897

Southeast Asia at night, satellite image
Southeast Asia at night. Satellite image of the Earth seen at 18:00 (6pm) GMT (UCT), centred on China. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in India (left)

The Northern Lights illuminates the icy landscape in Svensby Lyngen Alps Tromsa¸ Lapland Norway Europe

Historic coal mining stream train in tundra, Ny-Alesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August

16th-century astronomy. Artwork of Atlas holding up the heavens. This artwork was published in Freiburg in 1503 in the encyclopedia Margarita Philosophica by the German author Gregor Reisch

Advertisement, Cadburys Cocoa (engraving)
1050997 Advertisement, Cadburys Cocoa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Cadburys Cocoa)

Portrait of the Arctic explorer Baron Adolf Erik Nordenskiold (1832-1901), 1886. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

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A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), probably recently weaned from its mother, approaches the National Geographic Explorer after scavenging a polar bear carcass on multi-year ice floes in

Snowy peaks are reflected in the frozen Lake Jaegervatnet at sunset Stortind Lyngen Alps Tromsa¸ Lapland Norway Europe

Cast away in the Arctic Ocean during the Austrian expedition to the North Pole (engraving)
8631662 Cast away in the Arctic Ocean during the Austrian expedition to the North Pole (engraving) by Payer, Julius Von (1841-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295748 Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Plate. Raised front view, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295746 Plate. Raised front view, c.1840 (earthenware); 3x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dinner plate of the 'Arctic Scenery' pattern)

Tureen in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295379 Tureen in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 17x22x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Tureen and cover in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295371 Tureen and cover in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 16x31.5x24 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Polar projection map with Arctic Circle, c.1680 (coloured engraving)
7295393 Polar projection map with Arctic Circle, c.1680 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 44x55 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by Captain R. Le M. McClure, HMS 'Investigator'
7295388 Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by Captain R. Le M. McClure, HMS 'Investigator', 1853 (coloured engraving) by Inglefield

The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas)
7295283 The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Portman, Christiaan Julius Lodewyck (1799-1867); 99x133.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Commander James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1834 (oil on canvas)
7295331 Commander James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1834 (oil on canvas) by Wildman, John Robert (fl.1823-39); 144.2x112 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Boat-cloak or cloak boat invented by Peter Halkett, R.N., 1848
7295447 The Boat-cloak or cloak boat invented by Peter Halkett, R.N., 1848; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

The Arctic ocean Captain Ross and the crew of the 'Victory' saved by the 'Isabella' of Hull
7295545 The Arctic ocean Captain Ross and the crew of the 'Victory' saved by the 'Isabella' of Hull, 1833 (coloured engraving) by Ross

Captain W.E. Parry R.N., 1821 (stipple engraving)
7295539 Captain W.E. Parry R.N., 1821 (stipple engraving) by Drummond, Samuel (1765-1844); 23x14.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Commander of the Polar Expedition 1819-1820)

Polar sketches. Returning to the ship after an unsuccessful attempt to find the North Pole, 1876 (chromolithograph)
7295653 Polar sketches. Returning to the ship after an unsuccessful attempt to find the North Pole, 1876 (chromolithograph) by Moss, Edward Lawton (1843-80); 19.7x28 cm; National Maritime Museum

Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)
7295773 Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin); 160x610x880 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This sealskin suit)

A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo)
7295742 A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo) by Domville, William Thomas (1822-79); 17.7x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Satellite sledge assigned to HMS 'Discovery' for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position., c.1875 (wood)
7295733 Satellite sledge assigned to HMS 'Discovery' for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position., c.1875 (wood, organic: leather, metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Rudder and stern post plan for 'Erebus' (1826) and 'Terror' (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper)
7295438 Rudder and stern post plan for 'Erebus' (1826) and 'Terror' (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink, blue colourwash, grey colourwash) by British School

First communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1819 (aquatint)
7295570 First communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1819 (aquatint) by Sackhouse, John (1797-1819); 29.2x42.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Halkett's boat-cloak or cloak-boat, 1840-49 (engraving)
7295403 Halkett's boat-cloak or cloak-boat, 1840-49 (engraving); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This eccentric contraption was designed for navigating across bays and rivers)

Fast from the ice floe, under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay (Canada), 19th century (b/w photo)
MMM5457715 Fast from the ice floe, under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay (Canada), 19th century (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Fast from the ice floe)

Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS 'Terror'
MMM5477316 Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS 'Terror'; National Maritime Museum, London

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold)
MMM5477676 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Markham's most northerly encampment, 19th century (oil on paper)
7295288 Captain Markham's most northerly encampment, 19th century (oil on paper) by Beechey, Richard Bridges (1808-95); 22.9x34.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper)
7295358 Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); 39x53 cm; National Maritime Museum

Eskimo family gathered around a fire on the ice to share a meal (Eskimo (Inuit or Eskimo)
ELD4846470 Eskimo family gathered around a fire on the ice to share a meal (Eskimo (Inuit or Eskimo). End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

The British ship "Investigator" by British explorer Robert McClure (1807-1873)
NWI4849472 The British ship "Investigator" by British explorer Robert McClure (1807-1873) caught in the ice of the Arctic seas where it discovers the detroit north of the Northwest

Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), c.1909
LSE4403049 Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), c.1909; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920).); Photo © Leonard de Selva.

Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight (Uummannaq Fjord)
FLO4605410 Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight (Uummannaq Fjord). Eskimo people

Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905
1719564 Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905; (add.info.: Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) american explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905).

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"The Enigmatic North Pole: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Arctic Ocean" Embarking on a cartographic journey, Oronce Fine's 1531 world map reveals an intriguing glimpse into the uncharted territory of the North Pole. A realm untouched by human presence, this polar region remains shrouded in enigma and fascination. In Beyond Man's Footsteps, Briton Riviere's 1894 artwork transports us to a desolate landscape where no people tread. The vastness of the North Pole unfolds before our eyes, reminding us of its ethereal beauty and untamed wilderness. Through Galileo's lens, we peer at the Moon from afar while Venus' radar map unveils secrets hidden within its icy terrain. These celestial explorations ignite our curiosity about what lies beyond Earth's boundaries. Satellite images capture Europe at night, illuminating bustling cities while leaving the North Pole untouched by human habitation. In contrast, North America glows with vibrant lights as civilization thrives below; yet still far removed from this remote arctic haven. The Arctic chill permeates every inch of this frozen expanse - an inhospitable environment that challenges even the hardiest adventurers, and is here that brave souls like those in Andree Expedition dared to venture forth into unknown territories. But amidst these harsh conditions emerges nature's breathtaking spectacle - The Northern Lights dance across Svensby Lyngen Alps in Tromsø Lapland Norway, casting an ethereal glow upon ice-covered landscapes. This captivating phenomenon reminds us that even in solitude, beauty can be found. History intertwines with nature as Ny-Ålesund showcases remnants of coal mining stream trains amidst tundra on Svalbard Island. This testament to human endeavor serves as a reminder that mankind has left its mark on even the most remote corners of our planet. As night falls over Southeast Asia captured through satellite imagery, it becomes evident how different worlds exist on our planet.