Expedition base in winter, Jan Mayen
Date
1882-1883
Creator
Richard Basso (Austrian) , Photographer
Object type
Library reference
R65125
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 97mm
width (print): 199mm
height (mount): 325mm
width (mount): 453mm
width (print): 199mm
height (mount): 325mm
width (mount): 453mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape view of the Austro-Hungarian Arctic Expedition’s camp on Jan Mayen, the volcanic island of Norway. The image shows snowbound huts and scientific stations. The expedition was part of the first International Polar Year, 1882-1883.
Plate 3 from the portfolio Photographische Aufnahmen von der Insel Jan Mayen; Oesterreichischen Polar-Expedition, 1882-1883 (Wien, 1884). Original photographs are credited to Linienschiffs-Lieutenant Richard Basso.
Inscribed left: ‘Graf Wilcz-ek’sche Polar-Expedition 1882/83’; and right ‘Linienschiffslieutenant Basso ph.’ Below, the main title: ‘Jan Mayen. Station im Winter.’
Plate 3 from the portfolio Photographische Aufnahmen von der Insel Jan Mayen; Oesterreichischen Polar-Expedition, 1882-1883 (Wien, 1884). Original photographs are credited to Linienschiffs-Lieutenant Richard Basso.
Inscribed left: ‘Graf Wilcz-ek’sche Polar-Expedition 1882/83’; and right ‘Linienschiffslieutenant Basso ph.’ Below, the main title: ‘Jan Mayen. Station im Winter.’
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