1882 Steel Engraving Winter Residence Russia Siberia Arctic Expedition XGW9 Limited Edition & Rare 19 x 15 cm

19 x 15 cm

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1882 Steel Engraving Winter Residence Russia Siberia Arctic Expedition XGW9 Limited Edition & Rare 19 x 15 cmThis is an original 1882 steel engraving of "Winter Residence of the Russian Exile." The Jeannette Arctic Expedition, commanded by Lieutenant George W. DeLong of the United States Navy, departed San Francisco on 8 July 1879. Originally projected by James Gordon Bennett, the proprietor of the New York Herald, the expedition was an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of the Bering Strait. Prior to the voyage, however, the Secretary of Navy added the