South Pole Collection

Black Flag Camp. - Amundsens Black Flag Within A Few Miles of the South Pole, 1912, (1913)
Black Flag Camp. - Amundsens Black Flag Within A Few Miles of the South Pole, 16 January 1912, (1913)

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)

Plans of the Terra Nova ship
Diagram showing the layour of the Terra Nova ship from the expedition to the Antarctic 1910-13 Date: 1910

Earth. Satellite image of the Earth, centred on Antarctica. The South Pole is at centre. Water is blue, vegetation is green, arid areas are brown, and snow and ice are white

Last page of the diary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott
6014659 Last page of the diary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated British expedition to the South Pole, 29 March 1912 (litho) by Scott

Sledging, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
Sledging, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Aurora over Antarctica, satellite image
Aurora over Antarctica, ultraviolet satellite image. Australia is at upper left. This is the aurora australis (green ring), the southern lights display

G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton
JHL390978 G. H. Wilkins on his return from the expedition in The Quest with Sir Ernest Shackleton, Plymouth, 16th September, 1922 (b/w photo) by Grant, Thomas E

Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913)

antarctica, azimuthal equal area projection, cartography, indian ocean, map, no people, pacific ocean, political map, south pole, antarctic circle, Reference Maps, 102270271

Map of the world 1869
Cornells Grammars-School Geography - S.S. Cornell - New York D. Appleton and Company 1869

A. B. Cheetham, (The boatswain of the Terra Nova), c1910–1913, (1913)
A.B. Cheetham, (The boatswain of the Terra Nova), c1910– 1913, (1913). Alfred Cheetham (1866-1918) was a member of several Antarctic expeditions

SS Terra Nova
11th February 1913: A photgraph of the SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole, and signed by him

MAP: ANTARTICA, 1647-62. Map of Antartica (Terra Australis Incognita) and surrounding areas from Jan Janssons " Novus Atlas" published, 1647-62, at Amsterdam

Antarctic exploration, route maps
Antarctic exploration

South America at night, satellite image
South America at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, set against a background of stars, centred on the continent of South America. North is at top

South America at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in North America (top left) and South Americas coasts

Emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), chick and adults, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Emperor penguin chick and adulta (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

The Autumn Sunset, c1908, (1909). Artist: George Marston
The Autumn Sunset, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

Admiral Teddy Evans, (1881-1957), British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1881-1957), known as Teddy Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916

Map of Antarctica

The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912

British Antarctic Survey base at Rothera, Antarctica

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), chicks in colony, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork C016 / 6160
Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork. Plate 1 of Volume II of the British Antarctic Terra Nova Natural History reports

Feldspar Crystals from Summit of Mount Erebus (Natural Size), 1909. Specimens of crystallised magma from the volcano Erebus

The Aurora Australis. c1908, (1909). Artist: George Marston
The Aurora Australis. c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

The Second Western Party The Day They Were Picked Up By The Ship, 1912, (1913)
The Second Western Party The Day They Were Picked Up By The Ship: Taylor, Debenham, Gran and Forde, 1913

Lunar Corona, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
Lunar Corona, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Captain Scott on Ski, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain Scott on Ski, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

A Group of the Shore Party at the Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909)
A Group of the Shore Party at the Winter Quarters. [Standing (from left): Joyce, Day, Wild, Adams, Brocklehurst, Shackleton, Marshall, David, Armitage, Marston

Wilson, Bowers, and Cherry-Garrard on Their Return from Cape Crozier, 1 August 1911, (1913)

Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Lawrence Titus Oates (1880-1912) suffering from gangrene and frostbite, walked from his tent into a blizzard

The Officers of the Terra Nova, 1912 Voyage, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Officers of the Terra Nova, 1912 Voyage; Left to right - Mr. Dennistoun, Bo sun Cheetham, Lt. Rennick, Paymaster Drake, Engineer Williams, Lt. Pennell, Lt. Bruce, Biologist Lillie, (1913)

Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp, c1911, (1913)
Members of the Polar Party Having A Meal in Camp (Left to right - P.O. Evans, Bowers, Wilson, Scott. Enlarged from a cinematograph film), c1911, (1913)

Map - British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Track Chart of Main Southern Journey, 1913

A very gallant gentleman, 1913 (oil on canvas)
XCF276497 A very gallant gentleman, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain L.E.G Oates from the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; ); English

Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Port Lockroy. Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) and Cruise Ship Clipper Adventurer

Antarctica, Drakes Passage. Giant Petrels, Macronectes giganteus, in flight over Drakes Passage. Largest of the petrel family, Giant petrels, unlike albatrosses, forage on both land and sea

Gentoo penguins on iceberg, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Return of the Penguins, c1908, (1909). Artist: George Marston
Return of the Penguins, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

A Paraselene, c1908, (1909). Artist: George Marston
A Paraselene, c1908, (1909). Bright circular spot on a lunar halo caused by the refraction of moonlight by ice crystals in clouds

Camp Under The Wild Range, 20 December 1911, (1913). Artist: Robert Falcon Scott
Camp Under The Wild Range, 20 December 1911, (1913). Three pyramid tents camped near Beardmore Glacier and Mount Wild: two figures can be seen sketching on the sledge

Bowers, Wilson, and Cherry-Garrard About To Leave For Cafe Crozier, 27 June 1911, (1913)

At the South Pole, 1911, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Roald Amundsen in polar kit, Antarctica, 1911-1912. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram 1910-12, frontispiece to Vol 2 by Roald Amundsen

Improvised sounding tackle, Antarctica, 1911-1912

16th-century astronomy. Artwork of Atlas holding up the heavens

Emperor penguin chick and adults (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Grotto in an iceberg; Terra Nova in the distance (b / w photo)
6013242 Grotto in an iceberg; Terra Nova in the distance (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotto in an iceberg; Terra Nova in the distance)

The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor
The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel Amid The Pinnacles of the Koettlitz Glacier (Edgar Evans standing), c1911, (1913)

Ponting Cinematographs The Bow of the Terra Nova, c1910–1913, (1913)
Ponting Cinematographs The Bow of the Terra Nova Breaking Through the Ice-Floes, c1910– 1913, (1913). Camera artist Herbert G Ponting (1870-1935) lies on planks to film the ship

Furling Sail in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Furling Sail in the Pack, c1910– 1913, (1913). Sailors on the Terra Nova

A Sunset from Hut Point, April 2nd, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
A Sunset from Hut Point, April 2nd, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913)

Edward A. Wilson, B. A. M. B. c1910s, (1913). Artist: Emery Walker
Edward A. Wilson, B.A. M.B. c1910s, (1913). Doctor, painter and naturalist Edward Wilson (1872-1912) died with Scott on the way back from the Pole

Antarctic airfield. Ski-equipped Hercules LC130 aircraft taking off from an airfield in West Antarctica. The aircraft is operated by the US New York Air National Guard

The Astrolabe in Pack-Ice, 9th February, 1838 (lithograph)
XJF1072636 The Astrolabe in Pack-Ice, 9th February, 1838 (lithograph) by Mayer, Auguste Etienne Francois (1805-90); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Looking east to west coast of Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Aircraft on the ground in a blizzard, Antarctica

South Pole Map Gotha Justus Perthes South Pole Map Gotha Justus Perthes 1872 Atlas. Perthes Johan Georg Justus 1749 – 1816 German publisher was born in Rudolstadt in 1749

Two Hemisphere World Map, 1567
BL5333564 Two Hemisphere World Map, 1567. A portolano containing seven charts

Captain Scott, R.N. 1925. Creator: Howard Davie
Captain Scott, R.N. 1925. Illustration of a waxwork at Madame Tussauds, a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French sculptor Marie Tussaud. A hero indeed - Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Erecting A Tent By The Way, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne
Erecting A Tent By The Way, c1929. The last voyage of Captain Scott - British naval officer and explorer Robert Falcon Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole, 1910-1913

They Were Forced To Drag Their Own Sleigh, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne
They Were Forced To Drag Their Own Sleigh, c1929. They Were Forced To Drag Their Own Sleigh, c1929

Sometimes They Would All Plunge Into A Crevasse, c1929. Still they pushed on, despite hunger, despite cold, snow blindness and fatigue

"No Surrender Oates" Went Out To Die, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne
"No Surrender Oates" Went Out To Die, c1929....as the food grew less and less

Scott Writing The Last Pages Of His Diary, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne
Scott Writing The Last Pages Of His Diary, c1929

Ronne takes a turn with the dogs" In: "The South Pole", 1910 (print)
UIG2911084 Ronne takes a turn with the dogs" In: "The South Pole", 1910 (print); (add.info.: 1910 Ronne takes a turn with the dogs." In: "The South Pole")

Atlas, map from 1623, South Pole, Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego, digitally restored reproduction from an engraving by Gerhard Mercator, born as Gheert Cremer, 5 March 1512, 2 December 1594

Atlas, map from 1623, North America, South America, Antarctica, digitally restored reproduction from an engraving by Gerhard Mercator, born as Gheert Cremer, 5 March 1512, 2 December 1594

Bird, southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), breeding bird of the Antarctic mainland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Liverpool Beach, in 1870, beach and crescent on the south coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Historic

Antarctic expedition of Jules Dumont d'Urville, the two ships Astrolabe and Zelee caught in pack ice, 1838

Sir James Clark Ross, 1800 - 1862, a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer

Louis Antoine de Bougainville, 1729 - 1811, French admiral and explorer

Aerial view of epic winter snow covered mountains on a blue background. Creative. Sharp slopes and cliffs

Aerial view of epic winter snow covered mountains on a blue background. Creative. Sharp slopes and cliffs

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Journey to the South Pole: Exploring the Frozen Frontier" Step back in time with Oronce Fines world map, 1531, as we embark on a captivating journey to the South Pole. Join us on an expedition through history and witness the remarkable feats of exploration that have unfolded in this icy realm. In 1911, sledging became synonymous with bravery and determination as adventurers pushed their limits towards uncharted territories. Edward Wilson's artwork captures the spirit of these daring explorers who braved extreme conditions for discovery. Amundsen's Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, immortalizes a moment frozen in time when Roald Amundsen reached his ultimate goal. Henry Bowers' artistic rendition allows us to envision the triumph and hardships faced by those who sought to conquer this unforgiving land. The plans of SS Terra Nova reveal not only a ship but also a vessel carrying dreams of scientific breakthroughs and human resilience. This iconic ship played a pivotal role in Antarctic exploration during its era. Marvel at an awe-inspiring sight captured by satellite imagery—an Aurora over Antarctica—where nature paints vibrant colors across an otherwise desolate landscape. Witness Earth's beauty from above as you explore this remote corner of our planet. As we navigate through route maps depicting Antarctic expeditions, let your imagination soar alongside these intrepid explorers who charted new paths amidst ice-covered horizons. Feel their excitement as they ventured into unknown territory driven by curiosity and ambition. Gaze upon South America at night—a breathtaking satellite image revealing bustling cities illuminated against darkness—a stark contrast to Antarctica's serene solitude. Appreciate how interconnected our world is while marveling at its diverse landscapes. Encounter adorable Emperor penguin chicks huddled together on Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea—an endearing reminder of life thriving even amidst harsh conditions. Observe their resilience mirrored by adult Emperor penguins nurturing their young ones, showcasing the circle of life in this frozen realm.