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Description: | Hans was employed on the expedition as one of the native dog-drivers on board Discovery. The Alert and Discovery spent three days at Proven, Greenland, between 19 and 21 July 1875 in order to collect the dog-drivers. The official report stated that ?All speak in the highest terms of Hans, the Esquimaux, who was untiring in his exertions with the dog-sledge, and in procuring game?. Indeed, he played an important role in helping to contain the outbreak of scurvy.
Sources:
ID of wife & son - e-mail from Michael Bravo of SPRI to Claire Warrior dated January 2008.
Voyage details - taken from journals of Parr, Stephenson and the Official Reports of Proceedings.
caption: At Proven, Hans Henri, Esquimaux Dog-Driver, with his son and daughter | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Arctic Photography | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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