Two days ago, I attended a lecture by Eugene Rae, the Principal Librarian of the Royal Geographic Society, entitled “The Northwest Passage and the Quest for the North Pole” at the Society’s headquarters in South Kensington. It was an absolutely fascinating event, which involved Mr Rae walking us through roughly 150 exhibits relating to the subject matter, mainly books and maps, but also photographs and original items from the various expeditions, such as scientific instruments, tin boxes, and so on. Pic #1 Map from time of Franklin Expedition showing “King Williams Land” as peninsula and not as the island that it actually is, which could explain strange and dangerous route Franklin’s expedition took towards end of their expedition’s journey. Pic #2 shows expeditions of Amundsen. THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE HAS ONLY RECENTLY BECOME A HOT TOPIC FOR ME Mr Rae has held his current position for almost a […]
The Northwest Passage and the Quest for the North Pole, an RGS Lecture
