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- place 'Arctic'
1764-1848
Writer; founder of the Royal Geographical Society
Sitter in 6 portraits
Writer; founder of the Royal Geographical Society
Sitter in 6 portraits
1912-2004
Arctic explorer, Intelligence officer and businessman; Chairman of the British Tourist Authority
Sitter in 1 portrait
Arctic explorer, Intelligence officer and businessman; Chairman of the British Tourist Authority
Sitter in 1 portrait
1593?-1635
Arctic explorer; author of the book 'The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captain Thomas James' (1633)
Sitter in 1 portrait
Arctic explorer; author of the book 'The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captain Thomas James' (1633)
Sitter in 1 portrait
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