Caption

January 19, 1840, the discovery of Terre Adélie, Adelieland, in Antarctica by the French navigator and explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. Scene on one of the two ships. On this day, the crews of the French ships Astrolabe and Zélée under the command of Dumont d'Urville saw the Antarctic coast for the first time, reproduced from a 19th-century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown

Date

May 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H28_436

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

114.5Mb (38.2Mb) / 27.0in x 16.5in / 8092 x 4944 (300dpi)

Keywords

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