Explorer Collection (page 14)

Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine, 1916 (card)
7295710 Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine, 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 6)

Antarctic huts - (Scott) Midwinter Day dinner in the hut, June 22nd 1911 (b/w photo)
7295657 Antarctic huts - (Scott) Midwinter Day dinner in the hut, June 22nd 1911 (b/w photo) by British School, (20th century) ; National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., C.V.O., F.R.G.S., 20th century (photogravure)
7295568 Captain Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., C.V.O., F.R.G.S., 20th century (photogravure) by Maull & Fox (fl.1877-1928); 50.8x37.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

E H Shackleton standing by wheel of the 'Discovery' (1901) From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled
7295417 E H Shackleton standing by wheel of the 'Discovery' (1901) From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)

Straits of Magellan and Le Maire, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript)
7339779 Straits of Magellan and Le Maire, South American Pacific coast, 1685 (manuscript) by Hack, William (17th Century); 40x50 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A navigator with globe and dividers, 1624 (oil on panel)
7338094 A navigator with globe and dividers, 1624 (oil on panel) by Borcht, Hendrick van der the Elder (1583-1651); 73.5x56 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Memorial plaque in English Memorial plaque in the House of Louis Jolliet Canadian explorer (1645-1700)
NWI4868176 Memorial plaque in English Memorial plaque in the House of Louis Jolliet Canadian explorer (1645-1700) in the Petity Champlain district, Quebec

Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving)
CUL4862888 Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving) by Suria, Tomas (1789-1794); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)

Statue of John Smith (1580-1631) English military, explorer and colonizer of Virginia, Jamestown
NWI4904090 Statue of John Smith (1580-1631) English military, explorer and colonizer of Virginia, Jamestown.; (add.info.: Statue of John Smith (1580-1631) English military

Portrait of Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) with autograph
NWI4903825 Portrait of Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) with autograph.; (add.info.: Portrait of Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) with autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856 - 1920) American Arctic explorer. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4903625 Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856 - 1920) American Arctic explorer. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856 - 1920) American Arctic explorer

Portrait of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779 - 1813) American military explorer. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4903567 Portrait of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779 - 1813) American military explorer. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fremont Expedition: Pyramid Lake in Nevada during John Charles Fremont's Second Expedition to the West, 1842-1843
NWI4901978 Fremont Expedition: Pyramid Lake in Nevada during John Charles Fremont's Second Expedition to the West, 1842-1843. Engraving. Pyramid Lake NV during John C

Portrait of William Clark (1770 - 1838) American explorer
NWI4903164 Portrait of William Clark (1770 - 1838) American explorer.; (add.info.: Portrait of William Clark (1770 - 1838) American explorer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Portrait of Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687). Engraving. English explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier
NWI4903127 Portrait of Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687). Engraving. English explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle portrait.; (add.info)

Portrait of Daniel Boone (1734-1820), British quaker explorer of the United States, 18th century. Engraving
NWI4903040 Portrait of Daniel Boone (1734-1820), British quaker explorer of the United States, 18th century. Engraving. Daniel Boone in the Kentucky wilderness.; (add.info)

Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish conquistador from the beginning of the 16th century during the expedition for the Fountain
NWI4902680 Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish conquistador from the beginning of the 16th century during the expedition for the Fountain of Youth in Florida in the 16th century. Engraving

Portrait of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661-1706) sailor and explorer French victorious in Hudson Bay
NWI4903443 Portrait of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661-1706) sailor and explorer French victorious in Hudson Bay. First Governor of Louisiana

Monsieur de Cadillac debarking at Detroit, Lake Michigan, 1701. Antoine Laumet called de Lamothe Cadillac (1694 - 1701)
NWI4903390 Monsieur de Cadillac debarking at Detroit, Lake Michigan, 1701. Antoine Laumet called de Lamothe Cadillac (1694 - 1701) founder of the city of Detroit

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) received by the Indians. Engraving. Cuban natives greet landing party; chief addresses
NWI4900759 Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) received by the Indians. Engraving. Cuban natives greet landing party; chief addresses Columbus on the immortality of the soul.; (add.info)

Mountaineering: Savoy passage to the horizontal scale Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900)
JEB4899853 Mountaineering: Savoy passage to the horizontal scale Photography by Auguste Rosalie (1826-1900) and Louis Auguste Bisson (1814-1876)

Mutinerie du Bounty: logbook of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige dans la chaloupe apres la mutinerie du
ELD4881357 Mutinerie du Bounty: logbook of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige dans la chaloupe apres la mutinerie du Bounty du 29 April 1789 - (Logbook or ship's log of William Bligh)

Mutinerie du Bounty: log of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige in the boat after the mutinerie du Bounty of 29
ELD4881297 Mutinerie du Bounty: log of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige in the boat after the mutinerie du Bounty of 29 April 1789 - Detail avec drapeau et dessin des contours d'une

Portrait of Pedro Menendez de Aviles (1519-1574), Spanish noble and explorer
NWI4920872 Portrait of Pedro Menendez de Aviles (1519-1574), Spanish noble and explorer, founder of the Saint Augustine counter (Florida, USA)

Expedition of Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) English explorer to Trinidad (island south of the Caribbean), South America
NWI4920697 Expedition of Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) English explorer to Trinidad (island south of the Caribbean), South America, 1595

Statue of Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho (1499-1543, Portuguese explorer who discovered California when sailing for Spain)
NWI4923664 Statue of Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho (1499-1543, Portuguese explorer who discovered California when sailing for Spain), overlooking the port of San Diego

Portrait of the explorer, writer, British linguist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) circa 1879
NWI4923004 Portrait of the explorer, writer, British linguist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) circa 1879. Lithograph of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of the explorer, writer)

Portrait of Hernando de Soto (1496-1542) Spanish explorer and companion of Pizarro during the conquest of Peru
NWI4921078 Portrait of Hernando de Soto (1496-1542) Spanish explorer and companion of Pizarro during the conquest of Peru.; (add.info)

Dr. KANE Elisha - 1820-1857, naval officer, explorer and doctor, Grinnell Expedition 1890
JAB4120149 Dr. KANE Elisha - 1820-1857, naval officer, explorer and doctor, Grinnell Expedition 1890; (add.info.: Dr. KANE Elisha - 1820-1857, naval officer, explorer and doctor)

Francois Le Vaillant's camp at Heere (Verloore Valley, northwest of Piketberg), Western Cape, South Africa
FLO4722694 Francois Le Vaillant's camp at Heere (Verloore Valley, northwest of Piketberg), Western Cape, South Africa

View of the peak and Shilka and tents of the Tungusic (Toungouze, Toungouse) people
FLO4722544 View of the peak and Shilka and tents of the Tungusic (Toungouze, Toungouse) people. The explorer Billings rides a reindeer

Admiral Sir John Ross, British naval officer, 19th century (engraving)
3733536 Admiral Sir John Ross, British naval officer, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Admiral Sir John Ross (1777-1856) a British naval officer and Arctic explorer

Return of Colonel Marchand with French expeditionary forces to Fashoda, 1898
3480885 Return of Colonel Marchand with French expeditionary forces to Fashoda, 1898; (add.info.: Return of Colonel Marchand with French expeditionary forces to Fashoda, 1898)

Vasco Nunes de Balboa
2603657 Vasco Nunes de Balboa; (add.info.: Vasco Nunes de Balboa (1475 - 1519) Spanish conquistador and explorer, the first European to see the east of the Pacific Ocean, September 1513

John Davis (c1550-1605) English explorer and navigator (engraving)
2602809 John Davis (c1550-1605) English explorer and navigator (engraving); (add.info.: John Davis (c1550-1605) English explorer and navigator

Amerigo Vespucci
3586023 Amerigo Vespucci; (add.info.: Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William John Wills
3585963 William John Wills; (add.info.: Portrait of William John Wills (1834-1861) a British surveyor, trained surgeon and second-in-command of the ill-fated Burke

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
3585559 Sir Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (1841 - 1904) Welsh-American, journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
3585558 Sir Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (1841 - 1904) Welsh-American, journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa

The Clipper 'Marco Polo', 1850
3331138 The Clipper 'Marco Polo', 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the Clipper 'Marco Polo' which was 74 days faster than contemporary steam ships)

Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print)
2915309 Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1892 (print); (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, c. 1451 to 1506. Genovese navigator, colonizer, and explorer)

The house in Valladolid, Spain, in which Christopher Columbus died in 1506
2915329 The house in Valladolid, Spain, in which Christopher Columbus died in 1506. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R. Markham published 1892.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Geography. Congo. Colonel Jean-Baptiste Marchand, 1863-1934 French explorer
3434338 Geography. Congo. Colonel Jean-Baptiste Marchand, 1863-1934 French explorer, in virgin forest during the Congo-Nile expedition in Africa, 1898, illustration in: Le Petit Journal, c.1898

Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907)
863465 Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907); (add.info.: Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) Anglo-Irish naval officer and explorer who made discoveries in the Canadian arctic islands

Portrait of William Hepworth Dixon
672618 Portrait of William Hepworth Dixon; (add.info.: William Hepworth Dixon (1821-1879), English historian and traveller, born near Manchester, went to London in 1846

Portrait of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock
672606 Portrait of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock; (add.info.: Leopold McClintock - Woodbury Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock or Francis Leopold M'Clintock (8 July 1819 - 17 November 1907)

Nordenskiold expedition in Siberia
673478 Nordenskiold expedition in Siberia; (add.info.: Nordenskiold expedition in Siberia, Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold also known as A E Nordenskioeld (18 November 1832, Helsinki)

Member of crew of SS Vega barque
673477 Member of crew of SS Vega barque; (add.info.: Member of crew of the 'Vega', SS Vega was a Swedish barque, built in Bremerhaven Germany in 1872)

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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.