Thomas Mitchell
1875, September
"Discovery" winter quarters 81° 44' N - a patch of ice frozen in with new ice

Albumen print
16.4 x 21.3 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2580178
 
Photograph of HMS Discovery from the front, amidst ice blocks and snow covered cliffs. Signed by photographer in lower left corner.
 
Presented to Queen Victoria by Captain George Nares (1831-1915) in 1876
 
LL/93204