"The Arctic Regions", William Bradford (1823-1892)

The beautiful forms in varied shapes which the Berg assumed. On this Berg we found a lake of fresh water, covering an acre in extent.

View in the fiord of what may be termed a jam of icebergs.

The farthest point reached (August 17th). Here the steamer is surrounded by the heaviest of rafted and hummock ice. After being liberated we shaped our course back.

Looking down Karsut Fiord, the Cliffs on the left were estimated by Dr. Hayes to be approximately 4,000 feet high.

Esquimaux Toupek or skin tent. The boat or kayak is placed on poles to keep it from dogs, which destroy everything they can reach.

Hunting by steam in Melville Bay, the party after a day's sport killing six Polar Bears within the twenty-four hours.

Front view of the glacier near to the rocks over which it is breaking.

Between the iceberg and field ice. The "Panther" firing up to escape being forced on to the Berg, as the ice-field was swinging towards the Berg which was grounded.

The coast blockaded by icebergs near Julianeshaab.

The cliffs on the opposite side of the Harbour of Godhaven, three thousand three hundred feet high.

Kunak Mountain, with the commencement of a Fog Bank.

Esquimaux igloo or winter hut, made of turf and stones. After passing through there is then room to stand erect, but one is forced to leave very soon, owing to the bad air.

View of settlement and harbour of Godhavn, on the Island of Disco, the entrance is at the left, between the low rocks and the cliffs.

An Esquimaux getting ready for a seal hunt, his toupek, or skin tent on the right. They often take their families and camp out on the coast in this way.

Esquimaux wide awake. He kept his eye on the camera while being photographed, expecting it would go off or hurt him in some way.

Esquimaux Toupek, or Skin Tent, used for camping out when making their journeys along the coast.

Cliffs seen on the south side of Arsut Fiord, three thousand feet high. Those seen in the distance are four thousand feet high.

Section of an immense Berg, which was nearly half a mile in length, and was grounded in over five hundred feet of water. This Berg shows the texture very finely.

Castle Berg in Melville Bay over two hundred feet high. The figure, which is some seventy-five feet from the base, gives an object to compare with the Berg. The ice in the foreground is about eighteen inches in thickness.

The glacier as seen forcing itself down over the land and into the waters of the fiord.

View of Upernavik, the northernmost settlement on the globe. The snow-clad summit of Kresarsoak is seen in the distance.

Instantaneous view of Icebergs off the coast, at mid-day.

Sandstone rock at the entrance of Karsut Fiord, rising out of the middle and over 2,000 feet high.

Instantanbous view of icebergs which, from their similarity and beauty, we named the twins.

Books

The Arctic Regions: Illustrated with Photographs Taken on an Art Expedition to Greenland

(Godine, 2013)

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