"Discovery" winter quarters, Spring 1876. Trodden path on the floe: "The Measured mile"

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Accession Number
OBJ_0026454
Date
1875 – 1876
Materials and Techniques
paper (fibre product)
Place
Canada
Description
Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows a view of 'Discovery' Bay, taken from the top of a snow-covered mountain. The HMS Discovery can be seen in the ice floe, in the middle distance. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 12 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
Description
Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows a view of 'Discovery' Bay, taken from the top of a snow-covered mountain. The HMS Discovery can be seen in the ice floe, in the middle distance. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 12 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
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