The Maud expedition, which had as ite object to delft with the fee pack from the Pacific to the Atlantic side of tht Polar Basin, was planned by Amundsen a number of years before its realization, The Mand was especially cone structed for the davitt, her hull being built in the shape of an orgy order to withstand the pressure Jof the fee. In August, 1918, the Maud set sail from Norway' and course north of the Siberian coast through the North~ east Passage. Bad ice years prevented Amandsen from making good me, Theve conditions, however, READING FROM LEFT To RIGHT—THE CAPTAIN OF THE MAUD, Ma, HamMer
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