XJF448201 Designs for the "Fram", an illustration from \'Farthest North\' by Fridtjof Nansen, published 1897 (engraving) by Norwegian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: \'Fram\' (meaning \'Forward\' in Norwegian) is a ship that was built by shipwright Colin Archer (1832-1921) for Fridtjof Nansen\'s (1861-1930) 1893 Arctic expedition; It was in fact used for several Arctic expeditions between 1893-1912; The ship was designed to be unusually wide and unusually shallow in order to better withstand the forces of pressing ice;); Norwegian, out of copyright.