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The SPRI Picture Library houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of historical photographs of the Polar Regions. It also holds a growing collection of modern photographs taken by scientists and researchers working in the field.
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The collection contains stunning images taken from the very early days of exploration to both the Arctic and the Antarctic, particularly those of the expeditions led by Scott and Shackleton. It provides a documentary record of all aspects of life, travel and work in the polar regions, ranging through the fauna and flora, transport, science, scientific stations, glaciology, scenery and ethnography.
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Stop Press The lost photographs of Captain Scott The support of the Heritage Lottery Fund will ensure that the 109 photographs taken by Scott himself on the British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition can be acquired by the Scott Polar Research Institute. Read more ... |
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Picture Library catalogue - including:Older resources, which we are working to integrate into the new master catalogue, are: |
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Ordering images for commercial useSPRI holds one of the world's most comprehensive collections of polar imagery. Copies of images from the collection may be made available for publication or other purposes. We can supply high quality copies to meet most requirements. Read more … |
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Platinum Prints - Ponting PortfolioCollaboration with Salto Ulbeek publishers makes a selection of Ponting's Antarctic photographs available for the first time using the platinum printing process, a photographic technique renowned for its exceptional aesthetic and archival properties. |
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SPRI PrintsSPRI Prints is the official print sales website of the Scott Polar Research Institute. We are pleased to offer high quality prints from our unique collection. Images are available in various frames and sizes, delivered direct to your door. |
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The Scott Polar Research Institute is excited to announce a brand new partnership with the Bridgeman Art Library, the renowned fine art image library. For the first time some of the Institute's fine art images will be commercially available online. The SPRI art collections represent a variety of responses to the Polar Regions, providing a unique and evocative portrayal of the icy corners of the world. From the British voyages to the Arctic during the nineteenth-century to the Heroic Age of exploration in Antarctica, featured collections include the UK's largest collection of watercolours by Edward Adrian Wilson, who accompanied Scott on both the Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions to Antarctica. |
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Freeze Frame: Historic Polar Images, 1845-1982Freeze Frame is a remarkable new resource enabling you to explore over 20,000 photographs from 1845-1960, representing some of the most important visual resources for research into British and international polar exploration. |
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