Expedition driven into the ice 30th July 1818. Drawing for F W Beechey's account of Buchan's voyage toward the North Pole, 1818. London 1843

In the foreground is a man carrying a long pole over his left shoulder. He wears a blue hat and brown coat and black trousers with gaiters. His mouth is open as if he was calling o...

To start from Liverpool on North Pole expedition ._x000D_ Grettir Algarsson , the young British Columbian born explorer , who starts from Liverpool in May on an expedition to the N...