| Gender: | Male |
| Active Dates: |
circa 1875 -
circa 1876 |
| Active Area: |
Arctic Ocean (ocean)
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| Likenesses: |
None found. |
| Photographs: |
None known to be held within the collection
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| Publications: |
Nares, Sir George Strong (1878) 'Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875, 6 in H.M. ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery' ... With notes on the natural history edited by H. W. Feilden, etc'. 2 vols. London. [Contains Woodburytypes by Mitchell]. |
| Related Entries: |
None found. |
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Thomas Mitchell was the paymaster aboard the H.M.S. 'Discovery' during the Nares Arctic expedition 1875-76. He had been instructed in photography by W. de W. Abney at the Royal Engineers Institution, Chatham. He took photographs during the expedition. |
| Sources: |
Abney, W. de W. (1876), 'On photographic operations in the recent Arctic expeditions', 'The Photographic Journal', Dec. 21st 1876, pp.8-10. |
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