Nares' British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76

Photographic album of Admiral Alfred Arthur Chase PARR (1849-1914) relating to the British Polar Expedition of HMS Discovery and HMS Alert under Captain George Nares, 1875-1876, during which PARR was a lieutenant. 108 Albumen prints mounted two to a page. Manuscript list of captions for the prints is inserted into the album.

See NOTES Field for catalogue description based on the Official and handwritten catalogue. All the images in this album have been fully researched and catalogued under ALB1093.1 to ALB1093.107. This has produced some variation in description and identification.

Object Details

ID: ALB0563
Type: Photograph Album
Display location: Not on display
Creator: White, George; Mitchell, Thomas
Date made: 1875-1876; 1875-76
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 410mm x 314mm x 62mm
Parts: Nares' British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76