Art, Symbol & Imagination
Icebergs and Open Water
Two immense ice formations rise on either side of a dark channel. A very small sailing ship near the centre establishes their scale. The original caption simply names Icebergs, while Reed discusses open water in the polar regions.
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Illustrator not identified. "Icebergs and Open Water" [editorial title]. In The Phantom of the Poles, William Reed. New York: Walter S. Rockey Company, 1906; complete IAPSOP historical scan, including the author’s portrait and final page 283., 1906, Walter S. Rockey Company. Source scan leaf 138. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0453-0138
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
An illustration from William Reed’s historical hollow-Earth argument. The source’s polar geography and proposed openings are speculative claims, not established geography.
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The Phantom of the PolesWilliam Reed1906More from this book
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Illustrator not identified. Icebergs and Open Water. The Phantom of the Poles. Scan leaf 138. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0453-0138