Recognized as the greatest ice captain of the 20th century,Robert Abram Bartlett (Captain Bob) worked mainly as a sealer but was also known as an Arctic explorer, ice captain and scientist.Born in Newfoundland on August 15, 1875, his mother hoped he would become a minister but the sea was already in his blood at a very young age.
From 1898 to 1909 he accompanied renowned American explorer Robert E. Peary on 3 separate attempts to reach the North Pole.On the third voyage, he led the expedition farther north than anyone had reached before him.
In 1969, Bartlett was designated a person of national historic importance by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
In 1969, Bartlett was designated a person of national historic importance by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.Represented here is an awesome sheet of 16 dedicated to this great Canadian explorer. The middle strip tells us about his far reaching exploits and on the right selvedge of the sheet we can see his signature.
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