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Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924
Illustration showing an artists impression of George Leigh Mallory (top) and Andrew Irvine climbing up the Second Step on Everest, 1924

Shackleton / Wild / Adams
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Shackleton, Wild and Adams 178 kilometres from the South Pole

The positions of the Everest Expedition, 1924
Photograph showing Mount Everest, with the relative positions of Camp VI, and the furthest points reached by Norton and Somervell and Mallory and Irvine, 1924

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the ?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the Grand Bahama Island tracking station, the day after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles

The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)
After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp

George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924)
Photographic portrait of George Leigh Mallory, the British climber who took part in three expeditions to Everest in the 1920 s, pictured in 1924

Captain Oates 1912
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip

The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18
Engraving showing members of the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 taking their position, with a sextant, at the farthest point North they reached. Led by Lt

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

Switzerland Matterhorn
The peak of the Matterhorn seen from Zermatt : it was first climbed by a party led by Edward Whymper, who reached the summit on 14 July 1865

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition at the furthest point South
Photograph showing Lt. Adams, Frank Wild and Lt. Ernest Shackleton (left to right) standing beside a British flag at the furthest point South that they reached, 9th January 1909

Blind Monks Examining an Elephant: Illustration of Buddhist parable where each monk reached a different conclusion depending which part of the animal he examined

Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands ..., Mullhause, c1559
527304 Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands ..., Mullhause, c1559. Mixed public baths were a feature of city life

Satirical drawing about the conquest of the North Pole, 1909 (engraving)
530606 Satirical drawing about the conquest of the North Pole, 1909 (engraving); (add.info.: Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American naval commander and explorer

The capture of the Cacafuego, the Spanish treasure-ship, by Sir Francis Drake in 1579 (engraving)
529687 The capture of the Cacafuego, the Spanish treasure-ship, by Sir Francis Drake in 1579 (engraving); (add.info.: in the vicinity of Esmeraldas, Ecuador)

Leduc 0. 21 01, mounted on a S. E. 161
Leduc 0.21 01, mounted on its SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc mother-ship, parked next door to the second 0.21, also mounted on a Languedoc mother-ship

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing the NASA Disting?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and a Project Mercury lapel pin, during a news conference at Cape Canaveral, the day after his sub-orbital flight

USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy o?
USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy orange flying suit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spa?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spacesuit prior to receiving a medical checkup aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone t?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone to the US President, John F. Kennedy, from the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

RMS Queen Mary reaches open anchorage off Greenock
RMS Queen Mary reached open anchorage off Greenock four hours after leaving the fitting-out basin Date: 1936

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus. Extended caption

Robert O'Hara Burke (1820 - 1861), Irish explorer, pictured shortly before his death in 1861. Burke had emigrated to Australia in 1853

SR West Country Class No 34003 ?Plymouth? hauling
SR, West, Country, Class, No, 34003, ?Plymouth?, hauling, a, train, having, just, reached, the, end, of, section, line, under, repair, Steam, Locomotive, Watercolour, painting, Alan, Anderson

Blind Monks Examining an Elephant (print)
528554 Blind Monks Examining an Elephant (print) by Itcho, Hanabusa (1652-1724); (add.info.: Illustration of Buddhist parable where each monk reached a different conclusion depending which part of)

Conquest of the North Pole, 1909 (lithograph)
530671 Conquest of the North Pole, 1909 (lithograph) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: The conquest of the North Pole: Dr)

The Wolf and the Fox (colour litho)
7193482 The Wolf and the Fox (colour litho) by Rountree, Harry (Herbert R.) (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf and the Fox)

"They just reached"(engraving)
5995169 " They just reached" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " They just reached." Illustration for The World of Adventure)

An Ascent of Snowdon (engraving)
1047374 An Ascent of Snowdon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ascent of Snowdon)

Comic postcard, Sea sickness on a boat Date: 20th century

Link extinguishers
In Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller

View over Dikkebus Lake, Dickebusch, Belgium
The name Dickebusch means hick forest and dates from the time that this area was dense woodland. The Germans never took the lake, although they reached the water in May 1918

"The Travellers at Last reached Forest Creek"(engraving)
5211983 " The Travellers at Last reached Forest Creek" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

WW1 - How Allies reached the North Sea - Battle of the Marne 1914

Cortes, having landed on mainland, destroys his fleet
Hernan Cortes, having reached Mexico and discovering already a mutiny, decided to sink the ships to stop any more arising. Men in longboats surround ships, either sunk or sinking. Date: 1519

The Master of the Mine (engraving)
1614186 The Master of the Mine (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Master of the Mine)

Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (engraving)
1627167 Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Ruwenzori)

Beau Braithwaites Folly (engraving)
1622983 Beau Braithwaites Folly (engraving) by Ludlow, Henry (Hal) Stephen (b.1861, fl.1880-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beau Braithwaites Folly)

Relieved at Last, the Volunteer Cavalry which First reached Ladysmith cheering Sir George White (litho)
1048409 Relieved at Last, the Volunteer Cavalry which First reached Ladysmith cheering Sir George White (litho) by Craig, Frank (1874-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relieved at Last)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624859 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

A burning ship spotted off the coast of Nice, the Livorno steamer bound for Genoa flocked... (colour litho)
2778215 A burning ship spotted off the coast of Nice, the Livorno steamer bound for Genoa flocked... (colour litho) by Beltrame

In the arcade of a farmhouse in Parabiago (Milan) three children lit, for fun... (colour litho)
2777951 In the arcade of a farmhouse in Parabiago (Milan) three children lit, for fun... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The beautiful traditional Italian festivals (colour litho)
2777892 The beautiful traditional Italian festivals (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The beautiful traditional Italian festivals)

An American lady who had won in a few hours, at the game, seventy thousand francs... (colour litho)
2783574 An American lady who had won in a few hours, at the game, seventy thousand francs... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Honeymoon Hardships (engraving)
1047392 Honeymoon Hardships (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Honeymoon Hardships, Extracts from a Letter by Angelina)

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"Reaching New Heights: Tales of Triumph and Perseverance" Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924: Scaling the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest, Mallory and Irvine pushed their limits to reach unprecedented heights in pursuit of conquering the world's tallest peak. Shackleton / Wild / Adams: Together, Shackleton, Wild, and Adams braved icy waters and harsh conditions during their legendary Antarctic expedition, demonstrating unwavering determination as they reached uncharted territories. The positions of the Everest Expedition, 1924: Mapping out their progress amidst extreme altitudes and unpredictable weather conditions on Mount Everest in 1924 showcased the relentless spirit of exploration that drove these adventurers forward. Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom in the chow line at the ?: Even while orbiting Earth aboard a spacecraft, astronaut Gus Grissom remained grounded by joining his fellow crewmates for a meal - a reminder that reaching new frontiers requires teamwork even in outer space. The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana): Amidst fierce battles during the Zulu War, soldiers fought valiantly to secure victory on foreign soil - each step taken towards triumph symbolizing an indomitable spirit against all odds. George Leigh Mallory (1886-1924): A pioneer mountaineer who dared to dream big; George Leigh Mallory left an enduring legacy as he relentlessly pursued his passion for climbing mountains until his final ascent on Everest. Captain Oates 1912: Captain Oates' selfless sacrifice during Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition exemplified reaching beyond personal limits for a greater cause - inspiring generations with his bravery till this day. The Greely Arctic Expedition at its farthest point North, 18__.