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Sword belt
Sword belt used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Belonged to Lieutenant L A Beaumont, HMS "Discovery". Abandoned during retreat if H M sledge "Sir Edward Parry" along the North Coast of Greenland in 1876. Recovered by Dr Peter Dawes at Repulse Harbour, Nyboe Land, North Greenland 10 August 1966. Black leather belt, with a gilt metal buckle with a crown and foul anchor within a laurel wreath.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4046 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Sword belt |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Starkey, J S, & Co |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876 |
| Vessels: | Discovery (1873); Sir Edward Parry fl.1875 (HM Sledge) |
| Date made: | 1875-6; 1876 10 Aug 1966 |
| People: | Beaumont, Lewis Anthony; Dawes, Peter R. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 778 mm x 51 mm |