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| Picture No | 10217654 |
| Date | 1876 |
| Description | Sledging Party cooking lunch, British Arctic Expedition |
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A sledging party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876, preparing to have their lunch. In the foreground can be seen their sledge with various equipment attached, including a gun, a pick-axe, a spade and several boat-hooks. 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 | Illustration by C.G.K in 'The Graphic', 8 November 1876, page 7 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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