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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.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD9374 |
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| 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 |