Photography in the Arctic, 1876–84: the work of W.J.A. Grant

In recent years, pioneer photographers in the Arctic have been researched. The last was W.J.A. Grant, who sailed as a photographer with Sir Allen Young in Pandora in 1876. Grant made another seven photographic trips to the Arctic. Four voyages were in the Dutch Arctic schooner Willem Barents , the o...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Mörzer Bruyns, Willem F.J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2003
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Polar Record
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224740200284x 2024-03-03T08:40:27+00:00 Photography in the Arctic, 1876–84: the work of W.J.A. Grant Mörzer Bruyns, Willem F.J. 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740200284x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740200284X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 39, issue 2, page 123-130 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2003 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224740200284x 2024-02-08T08:43:45Z In recent years, pioneer photographers in the Arctic have been researched. The last was W.J.A. Grant, who sailed as a photographer with Sir Allen Young in Pandora in 1876. Grant made another seven photographic trips to the Arctic. Four voyages were in the Dutch Arctic schooner Willem Barents , the others in British yachts. Grant's photographic legacy is considerable, but little known. The majority of his work was done for the Dutch and is still preserved in the Netherlands. Recently it has been possible to identify photographs by Grant in British collections. This article examines Grant and his work as an Arctic photographer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Polar Record 39 2 123 130
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
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