14th of July
Historical Antarctic
Pictures and Events
1790 - Sealing begins on South Georgia, the sealers are mainly American as Europe is involved in the Napoleonic Wars. By 1822 the Southern Fur Seal was almost extinct on the island.
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Southern Fur Seal
Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French Antarctic Expedition on the ship Francais, 1903 - 1905.
1904 - Ernest Gourdon geologist and glaciologist (l) and Paul Pleneau (r) photographer, enjoy a glass of Mumm Champagne in Antarctica on Bastille Day. A publicity shot for Mumm Champagne one of the expedition sponsors.
