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Paraselene, June 15th, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
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Paraselene, June 15th, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
Paraselene, June 15th, 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 print titled "Paraselene, June 15th, 1911" by Edward Wilson takes us back to the final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott. In this historic image, we witness the Terra Nova Expedition team departing from London on June 1st, 1910, embarking on a perilous journey towards the South Pole. Led by Scott and accompanied by an array of skilled individuals including geologists, zoologists, surgeons, photographers, engineers, ski experts, meteorologists and physicists among others; their mission was twofold. Firstly to continue the scientific work initiated during Scott's previous Discovery Expedition in Antarctica from 1901-04. Secondly and most ambitiously - to become the first explorers to conquer the geographic South Pole. However, as fate would have it when they finally reached their destination on January 17th , 1912 after enduring treacherous conditions and dwindling supplies; they were met with disappointment. The Norwegian expedition led by Amundsen had already triumphed over them a month earlier. Tragically delayed further due to blizzards and running out of essential provisions; Scott along with Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence Oates, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, and Petty Officer Edgar Evans succumbed at the end of March that year. Their bodies and diaries were discovered eight months later. This poignant photograph is part of "Scotts Last Expedition", Volume I published in London in 1913 by Smith, Elder & Co. , preserving forever both the courage and sacrifice made during one of history's most renowned polar expeditions.
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