The North-West Passage Finish:Single A large lady seeks advice

A large lady seeks advice from the Railway guard at St Pancras

held on a leash by a woman from within the coach

Crampton & Co

circa 1940

The North-West Passage Finish:Single A large lady seeks adviceThe North West Passage, 1874. Mr Disraeli, the Conservative Prime Minister, looks thoughtfully into the distance. Charts and maps are spread out around him and at his elbow is the drink of Popularity. Britannia sits at his feet. This relates to the decision by Disraeli's government to undertake another attempt to complete the mapping of the Northwest Passage through the archipelago that stretches from the North American mainland towards the North