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| Picture No | 10217653 |
| Date | 1876 |
| Description | Men of the British Arctic Expedition 1876 |
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Men of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, cutting a channel through the ice for their ship to follow. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new 'furthest North' record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered.
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| Source | Engraving by S.E. Waller in 'The Graphic', 8 November 1876, page 14 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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