Arctic Collection

Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Sweden
The Aurora Borealis captured in a clearing in a Swedish coniferous forest

Black Brant Goose FG 2342 ‘V formation flock Branta nigricans © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON
FG-2342 Black Brent GEESE - flock in V formation flight Distribution: Arctic coasts of Alaska

Map / Arctic Circle 1895
Map of the Arctic Circle and surrounding areas

arctic ocean, cartography, map, no people, north pole, polar equal area projection, political map, arctic, Reference Maps, 102270272

Whole Earth at night, satellite image
Whole Earth map at night, satellite image. Here, Africa is seen at centre

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

Beautiful Northern Lights aurora borealis borealisgreen Norway nature
Very strong Northern Lights. Aurora borealis attract every year many tourists

Viking ship at sea
Norsemen at sea following their raven pilot. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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

Pair of European grey wolves (Canis lupus) interacting, Tromso, Norway, captive, April

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)

Northern Lights in the Trees
A forest provides the setting for a show of the Northern Lights in Winter

Northern lights. The Northern Lights are created as electrically charged particles from the Solar wind are pulled in toward the magnetic poles by the Earths magnetic field

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

Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus), in winter coat portrait, Svalbard, Norway, April

Beluga Whale _PTL9599
TOM-1415 Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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

Map / Arctic Circle C1880
Map of the Arctic Circle with details of explorations

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

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

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

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

Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska

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

Map of Antarctica overlaid with illustrations of Sea Gulls, Penguins, Elephant Seal, Shrimp and buildings

Aerial view over downtown Reykjavik with ocean and mountain at back, Iceland
Aerial view over downtown Reykjavik from the top of Hallgrimskirkja church with ocean and mountain at back, capital city of Iceland

A sperm whale family swimming together
A sperm whale family swims together while sharing a close bond between them

Europe, Lapland, Finland: sunset on the woods in Rovaniemi area

Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska

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

Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, 1595, by Gerardus Merc
Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594). Flemish cartographer. Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio. Map of the Arctic with the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle, 1595

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

Couple Puffin on cliff in summer

Picture No. 11672641
Northern Lights. Date:

Beluga whale -Delphinapterus leucas-, Kareliya, Russia, White Sea, Arctic

Last record, dated 1847 and 1848
FRANKLIN EXPEDITION, 1848. Last record, dated 1847 and 1848, of Sir John Franklins expedition in search of the Northwest passage, found in 1859

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

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

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

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

M Keyte Perry and Samoyeds
Miss Marion Keyte Perry with her 10 champion Samoyeds. Their kennel name is of the Arctic. Miss Perrys neat hairstyle contrasts with the fluffy white coats of her dogs

Portrait of an Arctic Wolf
Jim Cumming

Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Painting held at the Royal Holloway College, University of London, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

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

The northern lights dance over the glacier lagoon in Iceland

Aurora Borealis
The Aurora Borealis appears late at night during the winter months up in the Arctic circle.Lofoten Norway

Northern Lights (aurora borealis) on Gymsoyan sky, Gimsoy, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Northern Lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky and the snowy peaks, Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Picture No. 10863685
Siberian / Arctic Husky Dog Date:

17th century map of the New World

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

Aurora borealis and Moon over mountains and trees by a river. This coloured light display (the northern lights) is visible in the night sky at high latitudes

ALEUT HUNTER, 1816. An Aleut hunter wearing a wooden peaked hat, in the Bering Sea. Watercolor, 1816, by Louis Choris

Innuit family with dog team and sled, . Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Snow mobile on Finnish track near Ivalo in Finnish Lapland Finland winter

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

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

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

Musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus) in Norway. Only wild mainland herd in Europe
ROG-12558 Musk-ox Norway. Only wild mainland herd in Europe. Ovibos moschatus Bob Gibbons 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

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

Harp Seal Pup
WAT-2802 HARP SEAL PUP - close-up of head Phoca groenlandica 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

Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska

Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska

Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska

Fridtjof Nansens 1893 ship the Fram frozen into ice

Beluga Whale DOC 155 Canadian arctic Delphinapterus leucas © Doc White / ARDEA LONDON
DOC-155 Beluga / White WHALE Canadian Arctic Delphinapterus leucas Nicknamed the Sea Canary Doc White Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Musk Ox - bulls butting heads, dominance behavior
TOM-1413 Musk Ox - bulls butting heads, dominance behavior. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) jumping over the water, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard archipelago, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Picture No. 11013714
Polar Bear standing on hind legs (Ursus maritimus ) Date:

Tourists on snowmobiles (skidoos) near Barentsburg, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale

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The Arctic, a land of mystery and wonder, holds countless tales waiting to be discovered. From the ill-fated expedition of Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip, to the majestic flight of the Black Brant Goose in its V formation flock. The Arctic Circle in 1895 was meticulously mapped, revealing a world untouched by human presence. In this vast expanse lies the Arctic Ocean, an enigmatic realm where cartography unveils its secrets through polar equal area projection maps. No people can be found here; only nature reigns supreme. The North Pole stands as a beacon at the top of our planet, inviting explorers to venture into its icy embrace. Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (1922) captures the essence of life in this frozen wilderness with captivating visuals that transport us back in time. Captain Francis Crozier bravely commanded HMS Terror in 1845 amidst treacherous conditions. A Polar bear gracefully walks on Champ Island glacier above the sea while European grey wolves interact playfully against Tromso's backdrop in Norway. The Northern Lights dance among trees like ethereal spirits painting their celestial masterpiece. Beneath these icy waters resides a Greenland shark accompanied by its parasitic copepod companion - Ommatokoita elongata - showcasing nature's intricate relationships even in extreme environments. Viking ships once sailed these frigid seas, leaving behind stories etched into history. Antarctica emerges from beneath layers of ice adorned with illustrations depicting Sea Gulls soaring overhead, Penguins waddling along snowy shores, Elephant Seals basking lazily under sunlight rays and Shrimp thriving within hidden depths alongside man-made structures standing as testaments to human resilience. The Arctic is more than just a place; it is an untamed symphony composed by nature itself – an ever-changing landscape that captivates hearts and minds alike with its sheer beauty and raw power.