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RMD95PNR–Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) English explorer in Central Africa. Born at Radipole near Weymouth, Dorset. Engraving after a photograph published in 1877 the year Cameron's travels were published under the title of 'Across Africa'. From 'Le Voleur' (Paris, 2 March 1877). Engraving.
RM2BTJPP9–The 17thC English explorer and naturalist, William Dampier (1651-1715) portrait by Thomas Murray, oil on canvas, c.1697-98.
RMERHMFM–Sir Walter Raleigh - English explorer. WR: 1552 – 29 October 1618. Established the first English colony in North America, at
RMTXH2JA–James Cook (1728-79) English explorer and navigator and hydrographer landing on the Friendly Islands (Kingdom of Tonga) in 1773. From 'Captain Cook's Original Voyages Round the World' (Woodbridge, Suffolk, c1815). Engraving.
![William John Burchell (1782-1863), English explorer and naturalist - drawing by John Sell Cotman [1782-1842]. Burchell travelled in Africa between 1810 and 1815, collecting over 50,000 specimens. He described his journey in Travels in the interior of southern Africa (1822-4). The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin page 169. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WH8H69/william-john-burchell-1782-1863-english-explorer-and-naturalist-drawing-by-john-sell-cotman-1782-1842-burchell-travelled-in-africa-between-1810-and-1815-collecting-over-50000-specimens-he-described-his-journey-in-travels-in-the-interior-of-southern-africa-1822-4-the-african-adventure-a-history-of-africas-explorers-by-timothy-severin-page-169-WH8H69.jpg "William John Burchell (1782-1863), English explorer and naturalist - drawing by John Sell Cotman [1782-1842]. Burchell travelled in Africa between 1810 and 1815, collecting over 50,000 specimens. He described his journey in Travels in the interior of southern Africa (1822-4). The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin page 169. Stock Photo")
RMWH8H69–William John Burchell (1782-1863), English explorer and naturalist - drawing by John Sell Cotman [1782-1842]. Burchell travelled in Africa between 1810 and 1815, collecting over 50,000 specimens. He described his journey in Travels in the interior of southern Africa (1822-4). The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin page 169.
RMB43HE1–Burton, Sir Richard Francis, 19.3.1821 - 20.10.1890, English explorer, portrait, 19th century,
RMG7K4K3–Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, 1744-1792, an English explorer and officer in the Royal Navy
RMKK525C–Map of New England with inset portrait of Captain John Smith, Admiral of New England, was an English soldier, explorer, and author, first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England, who was also the cartographer for this map, 1635. From the New York Public Library.
RMF1M0JP–Sir Walter Raleigh 155?–1618). English explorer and favourite at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. He established the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island and introduced tobacco and the potato to Europe.
RM2K01MN6–William John Wills (1834-61) English explorer. Second in-command of Burke and Wills Expedition 1860-61 to Australia. Burke and Wills died of starvation on return journey.
RMBGK08B–SIR SAMUEL WHITE BAKER - English explorer, writer and naturalist (1821-1893) seen here in 1873
RMG3BNKN–EDWARD JOHN EYRE, English explorer in Australia & his aborignine friend WYLIE being greeted by the English captain (Rossiter) of a French whaling ship in June 1841. Date: 1815 - 1901
RMB8P560–captain James cook English explorer navigator cartographer Royal Navy Newfoundland three voyages
RMCWARPH–English explorer and writer Sir Walter Raleigh, with his eldest son Walter, 1602.. Courtesy: CSU Archives / Everett Collection
RMWH8E82–1865, Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), English Explorer. First European to sight Lake Albert Nyanza, now Lake Mobutu Sese Seko in Central Africa and to discover that the River Nile flowed through it. Also founded the agricultural colony in Sri Lanka. . .
RMAG27K4–Ross, Sir James Clarke, 15.4.1800 - 3.4.1862, English explorer, scene, Ross with Inuit in Greenland, ,
RMM6W441–Percy Fawcett (1867-c.1925). Portrait of the British archaeologist and explorer, Lieutenant Colonel Percival Harrison Fawcett, taken in 1911
RMG7K4M6–Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, 1744-1792, an English explorer and officer in the Royal Navy
RMMJ83RT–Sir Martin Frobisher, c. 1535 – 1594. English seaman, privateer and explorer. After the painting by Cornelis Ketel. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943.
RMGRHH8T–John Smith (1580-1631). Admiral of New England, and English explorer. Engraving. Color.John
RMK15607–Martin Frobisher, English explorer and privateer (pirate) who sought the Northwest Passage, 1550. From the New York Public Library.
RM2RYHN0A–William Dampier (1651-1715), English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist. After Thomas Murray (c1697-1698). Dampier became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.
RMD9644D–James Cook (1728-79) English explorer and navigator and hydrographer in naval uniform, seated, with hand on map of the world. Portrait by Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811) English painter.
RMBTWX9M–WILLIAM JOHN WILLS (1834-1861) English explorer and second-in-command of the Burke and Wills Expedition in Australia
RMPGHCCC–Isabella Lucy Bird, (1831 – 1904), nineteenth-century English explorer, writer and naturalist
RMA64TJ3–Sir John Hawkins English explorer and naval commander against the Spanish Armada 1588. Hand-colored woodcut
RM2B00MEA–UK: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
RM2WY4655–A colour Portrait of early English explorer (William?) Henry Hudson (C1565 – C1611) wearing a ruff . He was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century and is best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and north- eastern United States and his search for a rumoured Northeast Passage to Cathay (China) via a route above the Arctic Circle. working for the Dutch East India Company - Een kleurenportret van de vroege Engelse zeeverkenner Henry Hudson (C1565 - C1611) met een kraag, die werkte voor de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie.
RM2WFGR3G–Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English explorer, portrait painting in oil on panel, circa 1581
RMAJ82M5–James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Artist: Nathaniel Dance-Holland
RMWHAPHP–Florence and Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), an English explorer. In March 1861 he started upon his first tour of exploration in central Africa. He was the first European to sight Lake Albert Nyanza, now Lake Mobutu Sese Seko in Central Africa and to discover that the river Nile flowed through it. He also founded an agricultural colony in Sri Lanka. The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin, page 232.
RMERG4XF–Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) English explorer, navigator and cartographer, Captain in the Royal
RM2D3RMW6–Henry Hudson (1565-1611), portrait of the English explorer, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States
RMMJ842Y–Sir John Franklin, 1786 – 1847. English Royal Navy officer, explorer of the Arctic and Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) from 1837 to 1843. He disappeared on his last expedition, attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943.
RM2HCRJRB–A late 19th Century portrait of Captain John Smith (1580-1631), an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author. He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America, in the early 17th century. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September 1608 and August 1609, and he led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, during which he became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. Later, he explored and mapped the coast of New
RMD9896Y–Martin Frobisher (1535-1594) English explorer and navigator. In 1576 led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. Engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendon's 'History'.
RM2DJFCP5–Map showing the route taken by William Dampier on his expedition which reached the shores of New Holland, now Western Australia, in 1699. From a contemporary map. William Dampier, English explorer, 1651 - 1715.
RMD2YFW8–Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard, English explorer of Antarctica and member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition
RM2B00MDH–UK: Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, late 20th century. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
RF2HHNR2N–Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. This included his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and his claim to New Albion for England, an area in what is now the U.S. state of California. His expedition inaugurated an era of conflict with the Spanish on the western coast of the Americas, an area that had previously been largely unexplored by Wester
RM2WFGR33–Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English explorer, portrait miniature watercolour painting on vellum by Nicholas Hilliard, 1581
RMDWKJAH–Portrait of Sir Francis Drake an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era.
RMWH8Y62–Marriage portrait of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1861) 1821-90. English Explorer Linguist and Diplomat
RMERG5CT–Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) English explorer, navigator and cartographer, Captain in the Royal
RMM7YDDH–Henry Hudson (1565-1611), portrait of the English explorer, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States
RMHTMGGG–Martin Frobisher (1535-1594) English explorer and navigator. In 1576 led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. Engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendon's 'History'.
RMMJ842C–North Pole. After an imaginary sketch by Sir John Ross. Admiral Sir John Ross, 1777 – 1856. British naval officer and Arctic explorer. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943.
RF2AGAWF0–This illustration dates to 1912 and the caption reads: The Search for a North-west Passage: the Crews of Parry’s Ships, the Hecla and Griper, Cutting Through the Ice for a Winter Harbour, 1819. Drawn by William Westall, A.R.A., after a sketch by Lieut. Beechey, a member of the expedition. Parry was an English explorer of the Arctic who was known for his 1819 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. In 1827 he attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole.
RFBJC7C6–Captain Cook (1728-1779) on engraving from the 1800s.English explorer, navigator and cartographer.
RMDDT2AD–Title page from The Historie of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th century. Artist: Simon de Passe
RMHHG69M–Samuel BAKER (1821-93) English explorer and anti-slavery campaigner, making a blood pact with King Rionga during his command of expedition mounted by the Khedive of Egypt to suppress slavery near Albert Nyanza, 1872.
RM2A6M6JM–Apsley Cherry-Gerrard, Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (1886 - 1959) English explorer of Antarctica. He was a member of the Terra Nova expedition
RMBN0HE7–English explorer Richard Burton's march towards central Africa, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut
RM2B00MDG–UK: Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, photograph by Lock & Whitfield (fl. 1856-1894), 1876. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
RMA4JCRK–William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1886). Artist: Unknown
RMT8DN8M–Captain John Hanning Speke portrait, 1827 – 1864, was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa, antique illustration from 1884
RM2KF2FRJ–1770s CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ENGLISH EXPLORER CARTOGRAPHER CAPTAIN AND NAVIGATOR IN THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY KILLED IN 1779 IN HAWAII - q58025 CPC001 HARS OLD FASHIONED
RMWH9FFP–Captain William Dampier (1651-1715), English explorer and hydrographic surveyor who circumnavigated the world three times. Born in Somerset.
RMERGCF0–Captain James Cook - portrait after N. Dance. English explorer, navigator and cartographer, Captain in the Royal Navy: 7
RM2D3NN6E–Henry Hudson (1565-1611). The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson by John Collier (1850–1934), oil on canvas, 1881. Hudson, an English explorer, is best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States
RMHTMM06–Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) English explorer and anti-slavery campaigner. Baker's steamboat being hauled through cuttings in river grass during his expedition up the White Nile. Wood engraving from 'The Illustrated London News' 1874
RMMJ841A–Passage through the ice, June 1818. After a coloured aquatint from Sir John Ross's Voyage of Discovery, 1819. Admiral Sir John Ross, 1777 – 1856. British naval officer and Arctic explorer. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943.
RF2AGAWF8–This illustration dates to 1912 and the caption reads: The Search for a North-west Passage: the Crews of Parry’s Ships, the Hecla and Griper, Cutting Through the Ice for a Winter Harbour, 1819. Drawn by William Westall, A.R.A., after a sketch by Lieut. Beechey, a member of the expedition. Parry was an English explorer of the Arctic who was known for his 1819 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. In 1827 he attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole.
RM2RYHMRY–The death of Captain Cook, 1779. On 14th February 1779, English explorer Captain James Cook attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii. The decision to hold him in exchange for a stolen longboat was the fatal error of Cook's final voyage, and ultimately led to his death at Kealakekua Bay.
RMD96AMM–Samuel White Baker (1821-93) English explorer and anti-slavery campaigner, with his Hungarian-born wife Florence who accompanied him on his African travels. Wood engraving from 'The Science Record' New York 1874
RM2H4F61N–Sir Walter Raleigh, c.1554 – 1618. English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. After an 18th century engraving.
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