Lieutenant Julius von Payer cutting the rope, Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition, 24 March 1874
From Wonderland or Curiosities of Nature and Art published in 1901 According to the accompanying text Lieutenant Payer and his companion fell into a ravine. Payer cut the rope connecting him to the sled and went for help, returning to rescue his companion.
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