Smithsonian Report, 1897. — Andree Expedition. 



Plate VII. 



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/ATCHING THE BALLOON AS IT SWAYS UNDER THE STRONG BLASTS OF WiND ON THE DAY OF THE START. 

 From a photograph by G. and II. Hasselblad, Goteborg, photographers of the Andree Expedition. 



The Start. 



From a photograph by Mr. A. Machuron, who, as the representative of Mr. Lachambie, the maker of the balloon 

 accompanied Andree to Danes Island and assisted him in making his start. 



Reproduced from the Paris Illustration. 



