Engraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Petersen had gone out with a sledging party and suffered severe frostbite, requiring amputation of both feet. He subsequently died from blood-poisoning and was buried close to the winter berth of HMS 'Alert'. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the No

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Engraving showing the funeral of Hans Christian Petersen, the Danish interpreter, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Petersen had gone out with a sledging party and suffered severe frostbite, requiring amputation of both feet. He subsequently died from blood-poisoning and was buried close to the winter berth of HMS 'Alert'. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the No

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