Scott's Last Expedition - Illustration
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The following images comprise a collection of plates, sketches and water-colour drawings related to Scott's last Antarctic expedition:
Contents
Photogravure Plates
- Portrait of Captain Robert F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O. (Frontispiece) From a Painting by Harrington Mann
Sketches by Dr. Edward A. Wilson
- A Lead in the Pack
- On the Way to the Pole
- 'Black Flag Camp'--Amundsen's Black Flag within a Few Miles of the South Pole
- Amundsen's Tent at the South Pole
- Cairn left by the Norwegians S.S.W. from Black Flag Camp and Amundsen's South Pole Mark
- Mount Buckley, One of the Last of Many Pencil Sketches made on the Return Journey from the Pole
Coloured Plates From Water-colour Drawings by Dr. Edward A. Wilson
- The Great Ice Barrier, looking east from Cape Crozier
- Hut Point, Midnight, March 27, 1911
- A Sunset from Hut Point, April 2, 1911
- Mount Erebus
- Lunar Corona
- Paraselene, June 15, 1911
- 'Birdie' Bowers reading the Thermometer on the Ramp, June 6, 1911
- Iridescent Clouds. Looking North from Cape Evans
- Exercising the Ponies
- Mr. Ponting Lecturing on Japan
Panoramas From Photographs by Herbert G. Ponting
- The Western Mountains as seen from Captain Scott's Winter Quarters at Cape Evans
- Mount Terror and its Glaciers
- The Royal Society Mountains of Victoria Land--Telephoto Study from Cape Evans
- Mount Erebus and Glaciers to the Turk's Head
Full Page Plates from photographs by Herbert G. Ponting, except where otherwise stated
- The Crew of the 'Terra Nova'
- Captain Oates and Ponies on the 'Terra Nova'
- 'Vaida'
- 'Krisravitsa'
- 'Stareek' Malingering
- Manning the Pump
- The First Iceberg
- Albatross Soaring
- Albatrosses Foraging in the Wake of the 'Terra Nova'
- Dr. Wilson and Dr. Atkinson loading the Harpoon Gun
- A. B. Cheetham--the Boatswain of the 'Terra Nova'
- Evening Scene in the Pack
- Lieut. Evans in the Crow's Nest
- Furling Sail in the Pack
- A Berg breaking up in the Pack
- Moonlight in the Pack
- Christmas Eve (1910) in the Pack
- 'I don't care what becomes of Me'
- An Adelie about to Dive
- Open Water in the Ross Sea
- In the Pack--a Lead opening up
- Cape Crozier: the End of the Great Ice Barrier
- Ice-Blink over the Barrier
- The Barrier and Mount Terror
- The Midnight Sun in McMurdo Sound
- Entering McMurdo Sound--Cape Bird and Mount Erebus
- Surf breaking against Stranded Ice at Cape Evans
- The 'Terra Nova' in McMurdo Sound
- Disembarking the Ponies
- Ponies tethered out on the Sea Ice
- Lieut. H. E. de P. Rennick
- Lieut. Rennick and a Friendly Penguin
- The Arch Berg from Within
- Something of a Phenomenon--A Fresh Water Cascade
- The Arch Berg from Without
- Ponting Cinematographs the Bow of the 'Terra Nova' Breaking through the Ice-floes
- Landing a Motor-Sledge
- Lieut. Evans and Nelson Cutting a Cave for Cold Storage
- The Condition of Affairs a Week after Landing
- Killer Whales Rising to Blow
- Hut Point and Observation Hill
- The Tenements 84 Plan of Hut Page
- The Point of the Barne Glacier
- Winter Quarters at Cape Evans
- Lillie and Dr. Levick Sorting a Trawl Catch
- Seals Basking on Newly-formed Pancake Ice off Cape Evans
- Lieut. Tryggve Gran
- Captain Scott on Skis
- Summer Time: the Ice opening up
- Spray Ridges of Ice after a Blizzard
- A Berg Drifting in McMurdo Sound
- Pancake Ice Forming into Floes off Cape Evans
- Ponting Developing a Plate in the Dark Room
- The Falling of the Long Polar Night
- Depot Laying and Western Parties on their Return to Cape Evans
- A Blizzard Approaching across the Sea Ice
- The Barne Glacier: a Crevasse with a Thin Snow Bridge
- Dr. Wilson Working up the Sketch which is given at p. 178
- Dr. Simpson at the Unifilar Magnetometer
- Dr. Atkinson in his Laboratory
- Winter Work
- Dr. Atkinson and Clissold hauling up the Fish Trap
- The Freezing up of the Sea
- Whale-back Clouds over Mount Erebus (Photo by F. Debenham)
- The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp
- Cape Royds, looking North
- The Castle Berg
- Captain Scott's Last Birthday Dinner
- Captain Scott in his 'Den'
- Dr. Wilson and Lieut Bowers reading the Ramp Thermometer in the Winter Night, -40° Fahrenheit--a Flashlight Photograph
- Finnesko 228 Ski-shoes for use with Finnesko
- Finnesko fitted with the Ski-shoes
- Finnesko with Crampons
- Dr. Atkinson's Frostbitten Hand
- Petty Officer Evans Binding up Dr. Atkinson's Hand
- Pony takes Whisky
- The Stables in Winter
- Oates and Meares at the Blubber Stove in the Stables
- Petty Officers Crean and Evans Exercising their Ponies in the Winter
- Oates and Meares out Skiing in the Night
- Remarkable Cirrus Clouds over the Barne Glacier
- Lieut. Evans Observing an Occultation of Jupiter
- Dr. Simpson in the Hut at the Other End of the Telephone Timing the Observation
- 'Birdie' (Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- The Summit of Mount Erebus
- Capt. L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door
- Debenham, Gran, and Taylor in their Cubicle
- Nelson and his Gear
- Dr. Simpson sending up a Balloon
- The Polar Party's Sledging Ration
- An Ice Grotto--Tent Island in Distance
- Dr. Wilson Watching the First Rays of Sunlight being Recorded after the long Winter Night
- The Return of the Sun
- C. H. Meares and 'Osman,' the Leader of the Dogs
- Meares and Demetri at 'Discovery' Hut
- The Main Party at Cape Evans after the Winter, 1911
- The Castle Berg at the End of the Winter
- Mount Erebus over a Water-worn Iceberg
- On the Summit of an Iceberg
- Dr. Wilson and Pony 'Nobby'
- Cherry-Garrard giving his Pony 'Michael' a roll in the Snow
- Surveying Party's Tent after a Blizzard (Photo by Lieut T Gran)
- Dogs with Stores about to leave Hut Point
- Dogs Galloping towards the Barrier
- Meares and Demetri with their Dog-teams leaving Hut Point
- Dr. Wilson
- Preparing Sledges for Polar Journey
- Day's Motor under Way
- One of the Motor Sledges
- Meares and Demetri at the Blubber Stove in the 'Discovery' Hut
- The Motor Party
- H. G. Ponting and one of his Cinematograph Cameras
- Members of the Polar Party having a Meal in Camp (Enlarged from a cinematograph film)
- Members of the Polar Party getting into their Sleeping-bags (Enlarged from a cinematograph film)
- Ponies behind their Shelter in Camp on the Barrier (Photo by Capt. R. F. Scott)
- Ponies on the March (Photo by F. Debenham)
- Captain Scott wearing the Wallet in which he carried his Sledging Journals
- Pressure on the Beardmore below the Cloudmaker Mountain (Photo by C. S. Wright)
- Mount Kyffin (Photo by Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- Camp under the Wild Range (Photo by Capt. R. F. Scott)
- Dr. Wilson Sketching on the Beardmore (Photo by Capt. R. F. Scott)
- Some Members of the Supporting Parties as they appeared on their Return from the Polar Journey
- Camp at Three Degree Depot (Photo by Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- Chief Stoker Lashly
- Petty Officer Crean
- Pitching the Double Tent on the Summit (Photo by Lieut H R Bowers)
- The Polar Party on the Trail (Photo by Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- At the South Pole (Photo by Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- Amundsen's Tent at the South Pole Facing (Photo by Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- Sastrugi
- The Cloudmaker Mountain (Photo by Lieut. H. R. Bowers)
- Petty Officer Edgar Evans, R.N.
- Facsimile of the Last Words of the Journal
- Facsimile of Message to the Public
- Map: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913--Track Chart of Main Southern Journey At end of text
