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Historic Arctic Prints, art and artifacts

Captain James Cook. Explorer of the World and it's Oceans. 1728 to 1779. Portrait, Print.
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Scrimshaw carved by whalers. Carved on a Sperm Whale tooth it shows an Inuk in a kayak hunting Walrus.
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Hunting walruses in the Bering Sea on Capt Cook's third expedition. Print
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16th Century Map of Svalbard with incorrect name 'Greenland'and scenes of hunting around the edges
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One of the 'Legend' carvings of an inuk fighting his spirit. by Saima Qitsualuk. Povungituk. NWT. Canada.
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Inuit soapstone carving of a figure. Cape Dorset, Canada.
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Inuit Soapstone carving of a seal. Cape Dorset, Canada.
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Scrimshaw made from a sperm whale tooth shows a 19th Century sailor on a whaling ship.
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Scrimshaw made from Sperm Whale tooth by early whalers Depicts US Ship Charlotte.
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19th century print of a breaching Greenland Whale being chased by a catcher boat amongst icebergs.
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19th century print of a Greenland Whale being approached by a catcher boat
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19th century print of a Greenland Whale being approached by a catcher boat
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Print of an Inuk in a kayak hunting a Narwhal. Iceberg & ship in background.
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The young Nelson battles with an angry Polar Bear on a polar voyage.
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Capt John Ross's first meeting the eskimos on his expedition of 1818.
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Tupilak depicting a crawling creature with tusks & large ribs and spine. Ivory. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland
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Tupilak depicting a creature with a huge head and very long teeth & beard. Ivory. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland
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Tupilak in ivory depicting a creature with a whale in its mouth. Qaanaaq. NW Greenland
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Tupilak in ivory depicting a creature with a whale in its mouth. Qaanaaq. NW Greenland
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Inuit snow goggles of caribou antler, the slits prevent snow blindness. Thule Culture. Arctic Canada
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'Pilikan' an ivory talisman found on both sides of the Bering Strait, this one is Siberian. Billy Kan Story.
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Tupilak depicting a creature with a smug smile and very pointed shoulders. Ivory. Qaanaaq. Greenland
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Ajagak, a game made from two pieces of seal bone & skin thong, you catch one on the other. Qaanaaq. NW Greenland
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Kakivak, an inuit fish spear made from antler, nails & sinew made to an ancient design. Canadian Arctic.
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A portrait of Sir (William) Edward Parry. 1790-1855. Led several expeditions in search of the NW Passage. 1827 led expedition further North than any previous, knighted in 1828.
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Arctic Explorer W.E.Parry RN
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Inuit Family from Clyde River in traditional skin clothing. Baffin Island. NWT/Nunavut. Canada.
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Parry's ships Hecla & Fury, cutting a passage to winter near Melville Peninsula.
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Engraving of Inuit in skin Umiaks. Some are wearing labrets, shell or bone worn as lip ornament. Alaska.
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Explorer John Ross meets Polar Eskimos in 1817 near Cape York. Greenland.
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Inuit from Igloolik hunt caribou from kajaks. Lyon's picture for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23
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Inuit of the Igloolik region hunting in kajaks. Lyon's picture for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23
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An Inuit creeping into the passage of a snowhouse. Parry's Journal 1821-1823
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Inuk of the Igloolik region with his skin kayak. Lyon's picture for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23
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Inuit of the Igloolik region travel by dog sled. Lyon's picture for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23
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Inuit of the Igloolik region build a large igloo. Lyon's picture for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23
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Illustration from Parry's Journal 1821-23. Inuit of the Igloolik region hunting at seal's breathing holes.
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Crew of the Hekla & Fury cut a channel in the ice. Lyons illustrations for Parry's Journal. 1821-23
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Print depicting Reindeer pulling sleds across the snow. North Norway
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Portrait of Captain G.S. Nares. He commanded the Alert & Discovery in 1875 in an attempt on the North Pole
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Young Nelson commanding the second boat as they fight with the walruses.
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The Whale in Melville Bay.
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The sun at midnight - Franklin's Expedition 1819-1822
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Captain Lyon's sled party - Parry's Expedition 1819-18221.
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Portrait of Sir John Franklin.The search for Franklin opened a new era in Arctic Exploration.
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Portrait of Sir John Franklin.1786-1847. He made 4 trips to the Arctic and mapped 3,000 miles of the coast of Arctic Canada, lost with all souls on his last expedition.
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Sledge party encampment - The search for Franklin 1848-1851. In 1850 14 ships were looking for Franklin
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Sport with sea birds among the ice cliffs - The search for Franklin 1848-1851.
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A ball with the men of Kane's ship at Julianahaab. Greenland.
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Lievely Harbour, Disko Island. Greenland. The Great English Expedition 1875-1876
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Pressing on shore in Kennedy Channel. The Alert - The Great English Expedition 1875-1876.
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Pressing on shore in Kennedy Channel - The Great English Expedition 1875-1876.
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Making a resting place on a winter's night.Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Portrait of a Stone Indian. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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The interior of a Cree Indian tent. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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The expedition crossing Lake Prosperous. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Lake Marten 1820. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Winter view of Fort Enterprise. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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A Copper Indian and his daughter. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Two Eskimo Interpretors. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Passing through Point Lata on the ice. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Arctic Sea from Copper Mine River - midnight. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Expedition doubling Cape Barrow 1821. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Canoes in a gale of wind at sunrise. Franklin's first expedition 1819-1822.
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Eskimoes coming towards the boats during landing. Franklin's Voyages 1825-1827
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Winter houses of eskimoes. Franklin's second expedition 1825-1827.
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Boats in a swell amongst the ice. Franklin's second expedition 1825-1827.
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Boats in a swell amongst the ice. Franklin's second expedition 1825-1827.
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Eskimo encampment on Richards Island. Franklin's second expedition 1825-1827.
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Eskimo watching a seal. William Parry's voyage of Discovery 1821-1823.
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Beautifully engraved herd of Walrus on a small walrus ivory tusk. Chukotka. Siberia. Russia.
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Hunt scene of men with dogs & boomerangs hunting caribou. Walrus ivory. Chukotka. Siberia. Russia.
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Soapstone carving of a hunter carrying an harpoon. Jayko Peterloosie. June 99. Pond Inlet. Nunavut. Canada.
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Soapstone carving of a woman with a baby in her amaut. Augustine Taqqaugaq.March 87 Igloolik. Nunavut. Canada.
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Sami Pahkakuppi, a birch wood bowl with a decorated handle, used for milking reindeer into. Finland.
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Sami Pahkakuppi, a birch wood bowl with a decorated handle, used for milking reindeer into. Finland.
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Metal walrus harpoon and ivory whale harpoon used by the Polar Inuit of North West Greenland.
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Sami coffee bag made from birch bark tanned reindeer hide & colourful decorations Kautokeino. N. Norway.
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Sami cup and knife, both have engravings on reindeer antler as decorations. Finland.
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Sami knife with a finely decorated reindeer antler sheath and antler on the handle. Finland.
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Fine engraving on the reindeer antler sheath of a sami knife. Finland.
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Sami ribbon loom made from strips of reindeer antler and decorated on the ends. Finland.
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Map of the Arctic Ocean showing a mountain at the North Pole. Cartographer Petrus Bertius. c.1616.
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Crew of the Germania have a sledge accident. The second German Expedition to the Arctic 1868
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The Admiral Tegethoff locked into sea ice, in moonlight. 1872-1874 Austrian-Hungarian expedition under Weyprecht and Payer discovered Novaya Zemlya.
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Crew of the doomed Hansa skating on sea ice. The second German Expedition to the Arctic 1868
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Crew of the Germania encounter a polar bear in their tent whilst camping. Second German Arctic Expedition 1868
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Crew of the doomed Hansa hunting polar bear for food. Second German Arctic Expedition 1868
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Crew of the doomed Hansa with Polar bear cub tethered to an anchor. The second German Arctic Expedition 1868
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Crew of the doomed Hansa on an ice floe, with Snow Buntings and Linnets. The Second German Arctic Expedition 1868
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Departure of the crew of the 'Hansa' from Friedrichstal, the Moravian Missionary station in Greenland. The Second German Arctic Expedition 1870
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Tromso 1872, where the Admiral Tegethoff took on her captain. Austrian-Hungarian expedition under Weyprecht and Payer
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Crew members and dogs from the Admiral Tegethoff. Austrian-Hungarian expedition under Weyprecht and Payer 1872-74
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Crew & dogs from the Admiral Tegethoff return from a seal hunt. Austrian-Hungarian expedition under Weyprecht and Payer 1872-74
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Clothing worn by crew member of the Admiral Tegethoff. Austrian-Hungarian expedition under Weyprecht and Payer 1872-74
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