Polar Worlds shows equipment used by the great explorers Image courtesy of the National Maritime Museum and Casson Mann. ©Hufton+Crow
, National Maritime Museum, London
AT THE start of his book, Michael Bravo promises to “treat the mysterious power and allure of the North Pole in a way you will not have seen before”.
It is a promise he fulfils in North Pole, a narrative that avoids the usual histories of exploration. His mission is to chart the layers of meaning that the pole has accumulated in our minds and that motivates the…
