Hans Hendrik 'the Esquimaux' with his daughter/wife[?] and son on the upper deck of 'Discovery' (1873).<br><p>Hans was employed on the expedition as one of the Inuit dog-drivers on board Discovery. The Alert and Discovery spent three days at Proven, Greenland, between 19 and 21 July 1875 in order to collect the dog-drivers. The official report stated that ‘All speak in the highest terms of Hans, the Esquimaux, who was untiring in his exertions with the dog-sledge, and in procuring game’. Indeed, he played an important role in helping to contain the outbreak of scurvy.<br></p>
At Proven, Hans Henri, Esquimaux Dog-Driver, with his son and daughter
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Thomas Mitchell</div>
20 July 1875<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1875-07-20T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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