Picture No | 10217897 |
Date | 1875 |
Description | HMS 'Valorous' and a giant iceberg, North Atlantic 1875 |
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HMS 'Valorous' and one of the gigantic icebergs it encountered during its service in the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76. The 'Valorous' served in a support capacity to HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery'; the ships commanded by Captain George Nares.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 11 September 1875, page 261. By W.H. Overend |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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