Medal Gallery

Scott of the Antarctic - page from The Sphere

Page from the special Scott of the Antarctic memorial number featuring a photograph of the Scott Antarctic medal, presented to the team after returning from their first successful expedition in 1904, a photograph of Scott himself surveying ice through a telescope and the expedition's photographer Herbert Ponting. The bottom half of the page is decorated with a beautifully drawn polar themed border featuring skis, huskies, supplies and equipment

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Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902.Artist: Lafayette

Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times. Awarded the Victoria Cross in 1858 for his actions during the Indian Mutiny, Roberts is best known for his march to capture Kandahar during the Second Afghan War of 1878-1880. He was made Baron of Kandahar and Waterford in 1892 and promoted to Field Marshal in 1895. Roberts commanded the reinforcements sent to South Africa in 1900 after the setbacks of the early part of the Boer War. After his successful intervention in the South African campaign, he returned to England to become Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, a position which he held until 1904, when he retired from the army. Portrait from Celebrities of the Army, published by George Newnes, (London, 1902)

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The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803

NCO190175 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: George III (1738-1820) as the ruler of the Brobdingnagians, a race of wise and noble giants opposed to war; Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as Gulliver; characters from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift; held in the palm of the king's hand;); English, out of copyright

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