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LL/36215
Thomas Mitchell
At Cape York - Group of Arctic Highlanders and Seamen of the Expedition
[The British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76]
1875 25 January
Photographic print
33 x 39.2 x 13 cm
 
National Maritime Museum
Repro ID: B3669-A ® National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
 
LL/36215 [Further details available]

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LL/36217
George White
Starboard bow view of 'Alert' (1856), with Berrie, Ice Quartermaster, standing in the foreground behind a walrus which he killed.
1875, 10 August
Photographic print
33 x 39.2 x 13 cm
 
National Maritime Museum
Repro ID: P39585 ® National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
 
LL/36217 [Further details available]

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LL/36216
Thomas Mitchell
Hans Hendrik 'the Esquimaux' with his daughter/wife[?] and son on the upper deck of 'Discovery'
[The British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76]
1875, 20 July
Photographic print
33 x 39.2 x 13 cm
 
National Maritime Museum
Repro ID: P39584 ® National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
 
LL/36216 [Further details available]

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LL/93202
Thomas Mitchell
"Alert" aground - Radmore Harbour, Rawlins Bay 80° 20’ N
1875
Albumen print
16.3 x 21.3 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580173
 
LL/93202 [Further details available]

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LL/93203
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" Bay 81° 44’ N: "Dicovery" preparing for sea, August 1876
1876, August (ca)
Albumen print
16.3 x 21.4 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580175
 
LL/93203 [Further details available]

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LL/93204
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" winter quarters 81° 44’ N - a patch of ice frozen in with new ice
1875, September
Albumen print
16.4 x 21.3 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580178
 
LL/93204 [Further details available]

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LL/93205
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" winter quarters 81° 44’ N: skating rink, Theatre Royal &c., 21 Feb 1876, Temp -46, Sun not returned above horizon
1876, 21 February
Albumen print
15.6 x 19.8 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580179
 
LL/93205 [Further details available]

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LL/93206
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" winter quarters, Spring 1876 - Lat 81° 44’ N, guide posts to observatory
1876, March - 1876, May (ca)
Albumen print
16.2 x 21.2 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580190
 
LL/93206 [Further details available]

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LL/93207
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" winter quarters, Spring 1876. Trodden path on the floe: "The Measured mile"
1876, March - 1876, May (ca)
Albumen print
15.8 x 21.2 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580191
 
LL/93207 [Further details available]

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LL/93208
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" winter quarters, 81° 44’ N, Spring 1876, temp - 64, Sun 1 above horizon
1876, 4 March
Albumen print
16.0 x 21.0 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580192
 
LL/93208 [Further details available]

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LL/93209
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" 81° 44’ N
1876, March
Albumen print
21.3 x 16.1 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580193
 
LL/93209 [Further details available]

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LL/93210
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" winter-quarters, Spring 1876, 81° 44’ N - Theatre Royal, heated air from lower deck escaping by galley funnel, appearing like steam
1876, March - 1876, May (ca)
Albumen print
15.5 x 19.8 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580194
 
LL/93210 [Further details available]

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LL/93211
Thomas Mitchell
Cairn of empty tins with Post Office, "Discovery Bay", 81° 44’ N, July 1876 - natural breakwater, Cape Lieber in the distance
1876, July
Albumen print
16.3 x 21.0 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580195
 
LL/93211 [Further details available]

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LL/93212
Thomas Mitchell
Discovery Bay, 81° 44’ N, July 1876 - natural breakwater, Cape Lieber in distance, cairn of empty tins and post office
1876, July
Albumen print
16.2 x 21.4 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580196
 
LL/93212 [Further details available]

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LL/93213
Thomas Mitchell
Discovery Bay, 81° 44’ N, Cape Lieber in distance - esquimaux dogs. July 1876, natural breakwater
1876, July
Albumen print
16.8 x 21.6 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580197
 
LL/93213 [Further details available]

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LL/93214
Thomas Mitchell
North entrance of Robeson Channel - Lat 82° 0’ N. Ffloe-bergs and northern pack ice
1875, November - 1876, February (?)
Albumen print
15.8 x 21.0 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580198
 
LL/93214 [Further details available]

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LL/93215
Thomas Mitchell
H.M.S. "Discovery", 81° 44’ N - The men & officers left behind after sledges started : dog sledge preparing to start for "Alert" ; mask on snow bank - a face protector, flung away
1876, April
Albumen print
15.9 x 21.2 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580213
 
LL/93215 [Further details available]

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LL/93216
Thomas Mitchell
Cape Union - main road between "Alert" & "Discovery" on top of ice foot, 30-40 feet above pack ice, Lat. 82° 20’ N
1876, April - 1876, July (ca)
Albumen print
15.8 x 20.7 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580217
 
LL/93216 [Further details available]

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LL/93217
Thomas Mitchell
Cape Union - main road between "Alert" & "Discovery". Sledge lowered over ice foot on to floe beneath, finding the road not much improved
1876, April - 1876, July (ca)
Albumen print
29.3 x 34.2 cm (mount)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580218
 
LL/93217 [Further details available]

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LL/93218
Thomas Mitchell
'Westwood Ho' Valley - 82° 40’ N
1876, June - 1876, July (ca)
Albumen print
16.1 x 21.3 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580222
 
LL/93218 [Further details available]

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LL/93219
Thomas Mitchell
'Westwood Ho' Valley, 82° 40' N
1876 (ca)
Albumen print
16.0 x 21.0 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580223
 
LL/93219 [Further details available]

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LL/93220
Thomas Mitchell
"Discovery" coal mine - 81° 47’ N - 25 feet of clean coal
1876, July
Albumen print
16.7 x 20.8 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580227
 
LL/93220 [Further details available]

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