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Historic engraving showing HMS Alert (left) and HMS Discovery prior to their setting out on the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new furthest North record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered. This engraving is available as an unframed giclee print, box canvas print or framed print.
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