This image of the Jeannette Monument is in the collection of the Special Collections & Archives Department, Nimitz Library, United States Naval Academy.
The Jeannette Monument, located at the USNA Cemetery, was built in memory of those who died as part of the Jeannette Arctic Exploring Expedition in 1881.
SC&A is open Monday-Friday except federal holidays.
0800-1200 By appointment only
1230-1630 Open for walk-in researchers
To make an appointment, please contact Dr. Jennifer Bryan at 410-293-6904 or send a message to bryan@usna.edu. For reference inquiries, please call 410-293-6917.
These resources represent a small selection of the works available in SC&A related to Arctic and Antarctic exploration. Narratives of most of the major expeditions since the 1700s are in the collections, as well as accounts of early explorations in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The items below have been chosen based on the description of the course by Dr. Jennifer Bryan, Head of Special Collections & Archives.