The Voyage of the Discovery [Paperback]

Published in 1905, this is Captain Scott's highly illustrated two-volume account of his first expedition to Antarctica in 19014.Led by Robert Falcon Scott (18681912), the British National Antarctic Expedition carried out important scientific research and ambitious sledging journeys during the years 19014. Published in 1905, this acclaimed two-volume work recounts the expedition's trials, errors and achievements. Photographs, paintings and sketches greatly enhance the work.Led by Robert Falcon Scott (18681912), the British National Antarctic Expedition carried out important scientific research and ambitious sledging journeys during the years 19014. Published in 1905, this acclaimed two-volume work recounts the expedition's trials, errors and achievements. Photographs, paintings and sketches greatly enhance the work.At the outset of the twentieth century, Antarctica was scarcely explored or understood. Penetrating the pack ice in the purpose-built Discovery, the British National Antarctic Expedition (19014) established a base in McMurdo Sound, enabling scientists and sledging parties to significantly push back the boundaries of the unknown. Published in 1905, this acclaimed two-volume work by the naval officer and expedition leader Robert Falcon Scott (18681912) recounts the trials, errors and achievements of an undertaking which laid the foundations for future research and Scott's later journey to the South Pole. The work is greatly enhanced by many photographs as well as illustrations by the doctor, zoologist and artist Edward A. Wilson (18721912). Volume 2 opens with the sledging journey made by Scott, Wilson and Ernest Shackleton which reached an unprecedented southern latitude. A second polar winter and further sledging exploits are also described. The appendices contain geological and zoological findings.13. Journey to the farthest south; 14. Return from the far south; 15. What had happened during our absence in the south; 16. Our second winter; 17. CommlI