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Sir George Strong Nares, Arctic explorer, 1878. After returning to England in 1854 from an Arctic expedition, Nares was promoted lieutenant, served for two years in the Mediterranean, and took part in the Crimean War. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1875, was created Kight Commander of the Order of Bath in 1876, and received the founder's medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1877 and a gold medal from the Geographical Society of Paris in 1879.

Date

1878

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_143

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (1,4Mo) / 31,5cm x 39,7cm / 3725 x 4684 (300dpi)

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