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Photography in the Arctic, 1876–84: the work of W.J.A. Grant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2003

Willem F.J. Mörzer Bruyns
Willem F.J. Mörzer Bruyns
Affiliation:
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

In recent years, pioneer photographers in the Arctic have been researched. The last was W.J.A. Grant, who sailed as a photographer with Sir Allen Young in Pandora in 1876. Grant made another seven photographic trips to the Arctic. Four voyages were in the Dutch Arctic schooner Willem Barents, the others in British yachts. Grant's photographic legacy is considerable, but little known. The majority of his work was done for the Dutch and is still preserved in the Netherlands. Recently it has been possible to identify photographs by Grant in British collections. This article examines Grant and his work as an Arctic photographer.

Type
Research Article
Information
Polar Record , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 123 - 130
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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