Temporary camp at Cap Traill, Jan Mayen
Date
1882-1883
Creator
Richard Basso (Austrian) , Photographer
Object type
Library reference
R65125
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 188mm
height (mount): 325mm
width (mount): 453mm
width (print): 188mm
height (mount): 325mm
width (mount): 453mm
Subject
Description
Campsite at Cap Traill [Kapp Traill] on the southeast coast of Jan Mayen. A tent has been pitched bedside a natural rock shelter valley and an overturned ship’s boat completes the encampment. Two expedition members are visible, one seated and cradling a rifle. Image from the Austro-Hungarian Arctic Expedition on Jan Mayen the volcanic island of Norway. The expedition was part of the first International Polar Year, 1882-1883.
Plate 20 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. Campirungsplatz bei einer Excursion in der Nahe des Cap Traill.’
Plate 20 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. Campirungsplatz bei einer Excursion in der Nahe des Cap Traill.’
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