- MS 1031;BJ Scrapbook, 1894-1897 [News clippings, telegrams, notes, photographs, menus etc] 1 volume
Cooke, papers
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- Dates of Creation1894-1897
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- Physical DescriptionScrapbook
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Administrative / Biographical History
The British Exploring Expedition [Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition], 1894-1897 (leader Frederick George Jackson) spent three years in Franz Joseph Land. Sledging expeditions were undertaken and the expedition met Fridtjof Nansen of the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896 (leader Fridtjof Nansen) on 17 June 1896.
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