1882 Steel Engraving Lake Baikal Winter Jeannette Expedition Mountain XGW9 XGMB4 This is an original 1924

This is an original 1924 black and white halftone print of the tomb of Francisco Pizarro in the Cathedral of Lima

as well as for LIFE magazine from 1943 to 1946

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1882 Steel Engraving Lake Baikal Winter Jeannette Expedition Mountain XGW9 XGMB4 This is an original 1924This is an original 1882 steel engraving of "Lake Baikal in Winter." 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 task of