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The Great Ice Barrier, Looking East from Cape Crozier, 4 January 1911, (1913)
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The Great Ice Barrier, Looking East from Cape Crozier, 4 January 1911, (1913)
The Great Ice Barrier, Looking East from Cape Crozier, 4 January 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole. The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913), included a geologist, a zoologist, a surgeon, a photographer, an engineer, a ski expert, a meteorologist and a physicist among others. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901-04. He also wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. Scott, accompanied by Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence Oates, Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Petty Officer Edgar Evans, reached the Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen had beaten them to their objective by a month. Delayed by blizzards, and running out of supplies, Scott and the remainder of his team died at the end of March. Their bodies and diaries were found eight months later. From Scotts Last Expedition, Volume I. [Smith, Elder & Co. London, 1913]
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This photo print, titled "The Great Ice Barrier, Looking East from Cape Crozier, 4 January 1911" takes us back to a significant moment in history. It captures the final expedition of renowned British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team as they embarked on their perilous journey towards the South Pole. In June 1910, the Terra Nova Expedition set sail from London with a diverse group of experts including geologists, zoologists, surgeons, photographers, engineers, and more. Their mission was twofold: to continue scientific research initiated during Scott's previous Antarctic expedition and to be the first to reach the elusive geographic South Pole. On January 17th, 1912, after enduring treacherous conditions and countless challenges along the way, Scott and four companions finally reached their destination. However, their triumph quickly turned into heartbreak when they discovered that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten them by a month. Tragically delayed by blizzards and dwindling supplies on their return journey, Scott and his remaining team members succumbed to exhaustion and extreme cold at the end of March. It wasn't until eight months later that their bodies were found alongside poignant diaries documenting their heroic struggle. This photograph is part of "Scott's Last Expedition" volume one published in London in 1913 by Smith Elder & Co. , offering an intimate glimpse into this fateful chapter of exploration history.
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