Picture No | 10217762 |
Date | 1884 |
Description | Lt. Greely and his companions, Cape Sabine, 1883. |
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Lieutenant Greely (inset) and the scene as Greely and his companions were discovered in their tent near Cape Sabine, Smith South, 1884. Led by Lt. Greely, the American Meteorological Expedition of 1881-4 explored the Arctic around Greenland, set a new furthest North record and attempted to establish a meteorological station. Two relief ships failed to reach Greely and by the time the third arrived, all but six of the expedition had starved to death.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 23 August 1884. By S.K.H. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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