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

Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock
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

Queen Elizabeth II, pictured exiting her car during The Royal Family tour of Canada in July 1970. Picture shows Queen Elizabeth II wearing an Indian Jacket to keep warm

Digital illustration of map showing position of Arctic Ocean and surrounding continents

Pastel Penguin
Orara Studio

"My  polar" bear -2
VéroniqueS

Conquest of the North Pole - Amundsen
3791282 Conquest of the North Pole - Amundsen; (add.info.: Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen. Norwegian explore who led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-12 which was the first to reach the South)

Conquest of the North Pole
3791284 Conquest of the North Pole; (add.info.: Amundsen, Ellsworth, Nobile. Amundsen organised the first flight to cross the Polar Sea from Spitsbergen over the North Pole to Teller, Alaska)

Lapland, Finland
Petra Lizde

An Eskimaux watching a seal-hole, 1824 (engraving)
3672099 An Eskimaux watching a seal-hole, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

An Eskimaux of Igloolik, in a bird-skin jacket carrying his canoe down to the water, 1824 (engraving)
3672063 An Eskimaux of Igloolik, in a bird-skin jacket carrying his canoe down to the water, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving)
3672045 Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Cutting into Winter Island, Oct 1821, 1824 (engraving)
3672040 Cutting into Winter Island, Oct 1821, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Sledges of the Eskimaux, 1824 (engraving)
3672002 Sledges of the Eskimaux, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Eskimaux building a snow-hut, 1824 (engraving)
3671978 Eskimaux building a snow-hut, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Nakahu and his wife Oomna, 1824 (engraving)
3672053 Nakahu and his wife Oomna, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Eskimaux implements, weapons &c. 1824 (engraving)
3671998 Eskimaux implements, weapons &c. 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Summer tents of the Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1822, 1824 (engraving)
3671994 Summer tents of the Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1822, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

H.M.S. Terror beset in Fox's Channel, 1838 (litho)
3672114 H.M.S. Terror beset in Fox's Channel, 1838 (litho) by Smyth, Admiral William Henry (1788-1865); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of the H.M.S)

Western outlet of the Strait of the Fury & Hecla from W. end of Amherst island at which the expedition was stopped
3672055 Western outlet of the Strait of the Fury & Hecla from W. end of Amherst island at which the expedition was stopped, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library

Canoe of the Savage Islands, Hudson's Strait, 1824 (engraving)
3672032 Canoe of the Savage Islands, Hudson's Strait, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Arnaneelia, a native of Winter Island, 1822, 1824 (engraving)
3672010 Arnaneelia, a native of Winter Island, 1822, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Interior of an Eskimaux snow-hut, Winter Island, 1822, 1824 (engraving)
3671986 Interior of an Eskimaux snow-hut, Winter Island, 1822, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The explorer and doctor Isaac HAYES planted the American flag for the Arctic Sea in 1863, 1890 (engraving)
JAB4120652 The explorer and doctor Isaac HAYES planted the American flag for the Arctic Sea in 1863, 1890 (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Fall of the Barrow, 1824 (engraving)
3672059 Fall of the Barrow, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Group of Eskimaux, 1822, 1824 (engraving)
3672048 Group of Eskimaux, 1822, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Group of Eskimaux at Igloolik, 1824 (engraving)
3672036 Group of Eskimaux at Igloolik, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Situation of HM Ships Fury and Hecla, at Igloolik, 1822-23, 1824 (engraving)
3672028 Situation of HM Ships Fury and Hecla, at Igloolik, 1822-23, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Group of Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving)
3672025 Group of Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Eskimaux children dancing, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving)
3672006 Eskimaux children dancing, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

An Eskimaux creeping into the passage of a snow hut, 1824 (engraving)
3671991 An Eskimaux creeping into the passage of a snow hut, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

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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.