Exploration Collection (page 10)

A caver in Kingsdale master cave, Yorkshire Dales, UK
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Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521. A Portuguese-born navigator sponsored by Spain, Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521)

Tourist camel caravan going through Sahara Desert, Erg Chebbi, Merzouga, Morocco

Man with tripod photographing lake Entova at dawn standing on the snowy shores, Valmalenco, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy

A hiker standing on top of a rock looking at the view of the Aletsch glacier, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

Man standing on top of a rock observing the alpine landscape of the Aletsch glacier, Moosfluh, Bernese Alps, Valais canton, Switzerland (MR)

Winter view of mount Paterno and Locatelli hut seen from Sexten rock (Sasso di Sesto), Three peaks of Lavaredo, Dolomites, Trentino Alto Adige (South tyrol), Italy

Sunrise over Ramon crater #8
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #6
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #5
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #3
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunrise over Ramon crater #2
Tal Paz-Fridman

Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N., from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N., from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of Liverpool, 1864. Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894)

Slizkoi Rock, Chusovaya River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Slizkoi Rock, Chusovaya River, 1912.

Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Group of Shoria Man and Members of a Land-Management Expedition, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Group of Shoria Man and Members of a Land-Management Expedition, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Lifting a Boat to the Mrasskii Rapid, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Lifting a Boat to the Mrasskii Rapid, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Boat on the Rocks Near the Mrassu Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Boat on the Rocks Near the Mrassu Rapids, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

The Mrassu River, Above the Rapids Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Mrassu River, Above the Rapids Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Members of the Expedition at Dinner on the Shore of the Mrassu River Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Members of the Expedition at Dinner on the Shore of the Mrassu River Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

The Mrassu River Shore Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Mrassu River Shore Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai

The Mrassu River Near a Rapid, Near the Chileiskie Rocks, Between Srednii Chilei..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Mrassu River Near a Rapid, Near the Chileiskie Rocks, Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to

Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)

Near the Chileiskie Rocks, on the shore of the Mrassu River, Between Srednii Chilei..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Near the Chileiskie Rocks, on the shore of the Mrassu River, Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to

Indigent Shoria Man, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Indigent Shoria Man, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Boats on the Mrassu River, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Boats on the Mrassu River, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Ways of traveling on the roads of Mountain Shoria, Cradle, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Ways of traveling on the roads of Mountain Shoria, Cradle, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Moving the Expedition Equipment on the Drag Harrow, Near the Ust'-Anzas Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Moving the Expedition Equipment on the Drag Harrow, Near the Ust'-Anzas Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov and Members of the Expedition with Those Seeing Them off on the..., 1912
Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov and Members of the Expedition with Those Seeing Them off on the Deck of the Ship Before Going to Sea, 1912

Land-Management Expedition Boats by the Shore of the Tom' River Between Kuznetsk and the..., 1913
Land-Management Expedition Boats by the Shore of the Tom' River Between Kuznetsk and the Mouth of the Mrassu River, Below Myski Ulus, 1913

Members of the Expedition During the First Wintering, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Members of the Expedition During the First Wintering, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov

Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk and the Ulus Balbyn', 1913

Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, Vladimir Iul'evich Vize, and Members of the Expedition..., 1912
Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, Vladimir Iul'evich Vize, and Members of the Expedition During the Time of Wintering, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album

Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk..., 1913
Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk and the Ulus Balbyn' Near their Tent Camp, 1913

Seeing off the Expedition on the Pier, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Seeing off the Expedition on the Pier, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)

Topographer and Laborers Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Topographer and Laborers Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Seeing off the Expedition in Arkhangelsk, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Seeing off the Expedition in Arkhangelsk, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)

Caravan with Bread for the Expedition, Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Caravan with Bread for the Expedition, Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913.From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

The Sailing Ship "Saint Martyr Foka", 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
The Sailing Ship "Saint Martyr Foka", 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)

A Land-Management Expedition Boat by the Shore of the Mrassu River, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
A Land-Management Expedition Boat by the Shore of the Mrassu River, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Departure on a Sled Expedition During the Time of Wintering, 1913. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Departure on a Sled Expedition During the Time of Wintering, 1913. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov

Topographers by the Boats on the Mrassu River Shore, Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Topographers by the Boats on the Mrassu River Shore, Near the Ust'-Kabyrza Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov During the Time of Wintering, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov During the Time of Wintering, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov

The Land-Management Expedition Boats and Horses on the Mrassu River Shore, Near the Ulus..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Land-Management Expedition Boats and Horses on the Mrassu River Shore, Near the Ulus Ust'-Kabyrza, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to

Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats by the Mrassu River Steep Shore..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats by the Mrassu River Steep Shore, Near the Ulus Ust'-Anzas, 1913

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"Unveiling the Unknown: A Journey through Time and Terrain" Embarking on a voyage of discovery, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail in 1845, their mission shrouded in mystery. As they ventured into uncharted waters, these vessels became symbols of exploration's relentless pursuit. Across distant lands, explorers like Sir Edmund Hillary left indelible marks on history. Scaling the majestic Mount Everest alongside Tenzing Norgay in 1953, they reached new heights both literally and metaphorically. Their triumph echoed throughout time as a testament to human resilience. Yet not all expeditions ended with glory. The ill-fated journey of Erebus and Terror marked Franklin's last endeavor, forever etched in maritime lore. These ships vanished into icy depths, leaving behind tales of bravery amidst treacherous conditions. In a single snapshot captured from space, the Earthrise photograph revealed our planet's fragility against the vastness of space—a reminder that exploration extends beyond earthly boundaries. Heroes emerged from adversity; Shackleton, Wild, and Adams defied nature's wrath during their Antarctic expedition—an epic tale of survival against all odds. The HMS Beagle Ship laid up after Darwin's transformative voyage—its significance imprinted upon scientific progress forevermore. This vessel carried ideas that challenged conventions and reshaped our understanding of life itself. Maps unfolded before us like portals to unknown territories—the British Empire world map depicted an era when exploration expanded horizons far beyond imagination. From ancient Viking ships sailing turbulent seas to Captain Francis Crozier leading his crew aboard HMS Terror—exploration coursed through veins filled with courage and determination. Even within city limits lay untrodden paths waiting to be discovered—the James Craig Map showcased Edinburgh's New Town emerging from topographical dreams into reality—an urban landscape born out of innovation and vision.