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'Waiting to be Won', 1875. The Queen of the Arctic is perched on an iceberg with two polar bears at her feet. This relates to the New Arctic Expedition at the start of which two ships, Alert and Discovery under the commands of Captains Nares and Stephenson respectively, left Portsmouth. The aim was to complete the mapping of the Northwest Passage. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 5, 1875.