Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.
1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition: 1914 (March 6)…
Sale Title:
Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
11-Dec-2017
Lot No.
***
Description:
1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition: 1914 (March 6) autographed letter on 'Terra Nova R.Y.S.' letterhead to 'Silas' (Charles Seymour) Wright, from 'Parney' in which he pleads 'For Gawd's Sake come up & try and flog this Bloody Beardmore out on Monday. I'm like the Camel - I've got the Bloodty 'ump.' signing off, 'Thine with patience exhausted.' Accompanied by a carbon copy of Wright's response. Also, A Nov.1913 letter to 'Silas' from the same correspondent regarding uncertainty about a True Bearing in Edward Evans' book in which the location of a flagstaff on Cape Barne (near Cape Evans) in Antarctica needs sonfirmation. (3 items). Sir Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975) was a Canadian member of Scott's Terra Nova Expedition. He acted as expedition physicist and glaciologist. Sir William Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn (1856 - 1936) was an Anglo-Scottish industrialist, ship-builder and one of the financial backers of Antarctic exploration. Beardmore Glacier was named by Shackleton after Sir William Beardmore
Estimate:
***
Price:
***
Category:
Unclassified