Puck — July 23, 1879 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page appears to be a satirical comic strip sequence about Arctic exploration, likely referencing early 20th-century polar expeditions. The numbered panels (3-10) show: Panel 3: "Map of the North Pole as prepared for the Herald" - suggesting newspaper coverage of polar claims. Panel 4: An explorer arriving at the pole, meeting natives and remarking on their "dress." Panel 5: Natives "discovered" by the explorer; one "received entirely." Panels 9-10: A figure entering a "Puck Office," apparently a satirical commentary on how explorers and newspapers fabricated or exaggerated polar expedition claims. The satire mocks the era's sensationalized exploration journalism and dubious polar discovery claims, portraying them as theatrical fabrications rather than genuine achievement.