Brooke, William Henry (1772 – 1860) – North Pole; ‘Captain Parry’ (Sir William Edward Parry 1790-1855) …

North Pole; 'Captain Parry' (Sir William Edward Parry 1790-1855) ... 'Surrounded with Oak and Laurel leaves, supported by the four ... of the Globe _ The Rising sun from behind dispelling the clouds of ignorance from the North Polar regions, with which it has been hitherto enveloped _ beneath [the] principal scene from Parry's Voyage, Ships enclosed among the Ice-bergs'. Parry made expeditions to discover a Northwest Passage (1819-1820), and to the North pole (1827). He set the record for the farthest north human expedition until 1875. Pen, ink and monochrome wash. Signed. 9x6.5 inches.