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The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
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The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Camp in pinnacled ice at mouth of Koettlitz Glacier, geologist Raymond Priestley takes a reading from a piece of scientific equipment on a tripod. Mount Erebus in the distance. 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 II. [Smith, Elder & Co. London, 1913]
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This print captures a moment frozen in time during the final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Taken in 1911 by artist Frank Debenham, it showcases the awe-inspiring Lower Koettlitz Glacier with its pinnacled ice formations. In the foreground, geologist Raymond Priestley can be seen diligently taking a reading from a piece of scientific equipment mounted on a tripod. The significance of this expedition cannot be overstated. Departing London on 1 June 1910, Scott's Terra Nova Expedition aimed to continue his earlier scientific work and achieve an unprecedented feat: being the first to reach the geographic South Pole. The team consisted of experts from various fields including geology, zoology, surgery, photography, engineering, skiing, meteorology, and physics. However, upon reaching their destination on 17 January 1912 after enduring treacherous conditions and dwindling supplies due to blizzards along the way; they were met with crushing disappointment. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten them to their goal by a month. Tragically delayed by adverse weather conditions and running out of provisions during their return journey; Scott and his remaining companions - Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence Oates Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Petty Officer Edgar Evans - perished at the end of March. Their bodies were discovered eight months later alongside poignant diaries that documented their heroic struggle against nature's formidable forces. This evocative photograph is part of "Scotts Last Expedition". Volume II published in 1913 by Smith Elder & Co. , immortalizing not only an ambitious exploration but also paying tribute to those who sacrificed everything for science and discovery in one of Earth's harshest environments.
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