English: Title: "Friends, farewell!" / Frank A. Nankivell.
Abstract/medium: 1 photomechanical print : offset, color.
[In 1909, US Navy engineer Robert Peary completed an expedition that he claimed was to the North Pole. Although this is heavily disputed by modern historians, he was credited for the achievement at the time.]
The "undiscovered" things are:
South Pole: Wouldn't be reached until 1911.
Fountain of Youth - famously searched for by Ponce de Leon
Lost Lenore: Reference to Edgar Allan Poe. The phrase comes from The Raven, he also wrote the poem Lenore, which doesn't explicitly describe her as "lost", though definitely dead.
Universal Peace: World Peace has been sought for years, hasn't been achieved yet.
Captain Kidd's Treasure: Famously lost pirate treasure.
Something for nothing/Shares: Reference to expression "You can't get something for nothing" Basically, a working get-rich-quick scheme.
The Great American Novel: One of those things that's always discussed in American literary circles, never had a universally-agreed candidate
Honest graft: Using one's political power to take advantage of opportunities without corruption. Probably not possible.
Perpetual motion: The idea that a machine can be built that generates power without cost.
The Man who wrote Shakespeare: Reference to the conspiracy theory that Shakespeare's works were written by someone other than Shakespeare.
The Man in the Iron Mask: A prisoner in 17th to early 18th-century France forced to wear an iron mask. Identity unknown.
English: In 1909, US Navy engineer Robert Peary completed an expedition that he claimed was to the North Pole. Although this is heavily disputed by modern historians, he was credited for the achievement at the time.
Other languages:
English: In 1909, US Navy engineer Robert Peary completed an expedition that he claimed was to the North Pole. Although this is heavily disputed by modern historians, he was credited for the achievement at the time.
Español: En 1909, el ingeniero de la marina estadounidense Robert Peary concluyó una expedición que, según él, había alcanzado el Polo Norte. Aunque los historiadores modernos lo niegan en gran medida, en su momento se le atribuyó el logro, como se muestra en esta ilustración de la revista Puck.
Italiano: Nel 1909, l'esploratore e ingegnere della Marina statunitenseRobert Peary dichiarò di aver raggiunto il polo nord. Sebbene ci sia ampio dibattito tra gli storici moderni sulla veridicità di tale rivendicazione, allora a Peary ne fu riconosciuto il merito. Nella vignetta, comparsa sulla copertina della rivistasatiricaPuck, la personificazione del polo nord abbandona il gruppo di quanto resta ancora incognito.
Magyar: A Puck magazin 1909. október 13-i borítója. 1909-ben Robert Peary, az amerikai haditengerészet mérnöke saját állítása szerint – elsőként – elérte a földrajzi Északi-sarkot. Bár ezt a modern történészek erősen vitatják, annak idején neki tulajdonították a teljesítményt
Português: Em 1909, o engenheiro da Marinha dos Estados Unidos, Robert Peary, concluiu uma expedição que ele alegou ser ao Polo Norte. Embora isso seja fortemente contestado pelos historiadores modernos, ele foi creditado pela conquista na época, como mostra nesta ilustração da revista Puck.
Македонски: Насловна страница со Роберт Пири во чест на неговото наводно освојување на Северниот Пол, 1909 г.