J hamer hms alert about to winter off floeberg beach in the polar sea105211).jpg
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H.M.S. "Alert" about to winter off Floeberg beach in the Polar Sea in October 1875
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J. Hamer |
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H.M.S. "Alert" about to winter off Floeberg beach in the Polar Sea in October 1875. Latitude 82'. 27'. - North. |
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| Object type | painting | |
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Hamer's picture shows Sir George Nares's HMS Alert frozen in at its furthest north at Ellesmere Island in October 1875. Nares's British Arctic Expedition sailed from Portsmouth on 29 May 1875, an Admiralty-backed attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. The two ships HMS Alert and HMS Discovery reached Discovery Harbour, on the northern side of Lady Franklin Bay, Ellesmere Island, on 25 August. While this site was chosen as Discovery's winter quarters, Alert continued up Robeson Channel to Floeberg Beach, Ellesmere Island, to 82°28'N, the highest latitude reached by any ship to date. In early April 1876, three major sledging parties set out to explore the route to the North Pole, and the north coasts of Ellesmere Island and Greenland. The party led by Markham sledged to a record furthest north before turning back on account of scurvy. |
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| Medium | oil on canvas | |
| Dimensions | 24 x 36in. (60.9 x 91.4cm.) | |
| Inscriptions | signed with initials 'J.H.' (lower left), inscribed 'H.M.S. Alert' on an old label on the reverse of the frame | |
| Source/Photographer | Christie's, LotFinder: entry 102661 | |
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| current | 14:06, 5 January 2021 | | 3,200 × 2,136 (1.92 MB) | wikimediacommons>Frypie | {{artwork | artist = J. Hamer | wikidata = |title = H.M.S. "Alert" about to winter off Floeberg beach in the Polar Sea in October 1875. Latitude 82'. 27'. - North.|inscriptions = signed with initials 'J.H.' (lower left), inscribed 'H.M.S. Alert' on an old label on the reverse of the frame |medium = oil on canvas |dimensions = 24 x 36in. (60.9 x 91.4cm.) |credit line = |accession number = | source = https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/topographical-pictures-including-china-trade-paintings/j-... |
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