Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
SIR EDWARD AUGUSTUS INGLEFIELD (1820-94)
H.M.S. Diligence, Phoenix and Talbot, Holsteinsborg or Sisimiut : ''Talbot', 'Phoenix' and 'Diligence''
Jun 1854Albumen print | 15.7 x 20.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2510480
Photograph of a harbour scene with (from left to right): HMS's Diligence, Phoenix and Talbot in Holsteinborg harbour, Greenland, during Sir Edward Inglefield's search for Sir John Franklin. Rocky mountains dominate the background and rocky outcrops in the foreground.
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield visited Holsteinborg, now known as Sisimiut, in Greenland between the 8th and 17th June, prior to travelling to Lievely on his journey north to re-supply Sir Edward Belcher's expedition in search of the fate of Sir John Franklin.
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield visited Holsteinborg, now known as Sisimiut, in Greenland between the 8th and 17th June, prior to travelling to Lievely on his journey north to re-supply Sir Edward Belcher's expedition in search of the fate of Sir John Franklin.
Creator(s)
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-94) (photographer)
15.7 x 20.2 cm (image)
HMS's Talbot, Phoenix, and Diligence [Album: HMS's Phoenix and Talbot in search of Sir John Franklin, 1854].
Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield in 1854
Subject(s)
- Places
- Arctic territories
- Arctic regions
- Greenland
- Sisimiut [Greenland]
- Arctic territories
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Vessels (marine)
- Ships
- Waterway engineering
- Harbours
- Vessels (marine)
- Engineering & Technology
- Places
