The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was an Arctic expedition to find the North-East Passage that ran from 1872 to 1874 under the leadership of Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht. The expedition di
Sailing boat Isbjörn anchored in front of a glacier in Spitsbergen, 1872.
The Tegetthoff trapped in the ice
Route of the Tegetthoff, sledge expeditions, and return journey
Leaving the Ice, drawn by Orel
Julius von Payer
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Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer, ennobled Ritter von Payer in 1876, was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, mountaineer, arctic explorer, cartographer, painter, and professor at the Th
Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
…The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was an Arctic expedition to find the North-East Passage that ran from 1872 to 1874 under the leadership of Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht. The expedition discovered and partially explored Franz Josef Land. The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was largely an…
Julius Payer as First Lieutenant (around 1865)
Payer in snow suit
Memorial in Teplice