"Alert" winter-quarters, 82° 27’ N, floe-bergs and sea water ice

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Accession Number
OBJ_0026465
Date
1876
Materials and Techniques
paper (fibre product)
Place
Canada
Description
Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows an iceberg within the northern ice pack at Cape Rawson, Canada, 1876. An unidentified crew member of the HMS Alert rests can be seen standing near the berg on the left. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 31 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
Description
Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows an iceberg within the northern ice pack at Cape Rawson, Canada, 1876. An unidentified crew member of the HMS Alert rests can be seen standing near the berg on the left. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 31 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
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