Handkerchief from Andrée Arctic Baloon Expedition
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ANDRÉE ARCTIC BALLOON EXPEDITION - A handkerchief. Sweden, 1896.
Handkerchieft, colour printing on cloth from the first attempt 1896 with the names of S. A. Andrée, Nils Strindberg and Nils Ekholm (a few spots, slightly faded, folds). About 362 x 375 mm.
A colorful printed handkerchief commemorating Salomon Andrée´s first attempted balloon voyage to the Arctic. The text reads "Lycklig Resa! Valkomna Ater! ("Happy Travels! Welcome Back!"), so that supporters could use it to both wave the expedition off and welcome it back home. There are also motifs from Stockholm (the Royal castle), landscape of ice, icebears, a ballon and the Union flags of Sweden and Norway.
Andrée was forced to turn back early and the expedition´s meteorologist found that the balloon needed to be replaced. Refusing to take this advice, Andrée´s second attempt resulted in tragedy when the balloon and her crew was lost North of Spitzbergen.
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Auktionsnummer:
545658
Datum:
2018-06-19