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British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
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British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876
A W.T. Copeland & Sons stone china dinner plate printed and painted in black with 'ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1875' logo within intertwined rope pattern border to rims, three 'W.T. COPELAND & SONS/ARCTIC EXPEDITION/1875' anchors on the reverse of rim, 'DISCOVERY' on the reverse with COPELAND marks on the reverse, 10½in. (26.6cm.) diameter; with a water jug and a coffee saucer, both printed and painted in pale blue with the same logo and 'DISCOVERY'; with a coffee cup printed in blue with the logo of the Adria
Copeland produced special sevices for both of Nares' ships, HMS Alert (see the following lot) and Discovery. The expedition was sent out by the Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound and culminated in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time. (4)
A W.T. Copeland & Sons stone china dinner plate printed and painted in black with 'ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1875' logo within intertwined rope pattern border to rims, three 'W.T. COPELAND & SONS/ARCTIC EXPEDITION/1875' anchors on the reverse of rim, 'DISCOVERY' on the reverse with COPELAND marks on the reverse, 10½in. (26.6cm.) diameter; with a water jug and a coffee saucer, both printed and painted in pale blue with the same logo and 'DISCOVERY'; with a coffee cup printed in blue with the logo of the Adria
Copeland produced special sevices for both of Nares' ships, HMS Alert (see the following lot) and Discovery. The expedition was sent out by the Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound and culminated in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time. (4)
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