The most northn. Encampment of sledge party under Captn Markham & Commander Parr detached from HMS Alert & Discovery May 12 1876 Lat.83.20N. Rough sketch from picture by R.B. Beechey, Lynwood, Ellenboro Park, Weston Super Mare

Medium includes pen and ink. A sketch after a painting by Richard Bridges Beechey, recording the Nares Arctic expedition of 1875-76, which was the last official polar expedition mounted by the Royal Navy. It attempted but failed to reach the North Pole by sea.

Object Details

ID: PAD9374
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Beechey, Richard Brydges
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Date made: circa 1876
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 127 x 170 mm; Mount: 318 mm x 481 mm
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