Fridtjof Nansen

Postcard describing meeting between Jackson and Nansen in Franz Josef Land in 1896. Postcard, taken from a collection of prints, letters, photographs and postcards relating to both the National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 and the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. This particular object is a postcard featuring a sculpture of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1931) by sculptor Lars Utne. It commemorates the meeting of Nansen and Dr. Jackson in Franz Josef Land, 17th June 1896. Above the sculpture are the words, ‘Aren’t you Nansen? Yes I am. By Jove, I am glad to see you’.