Skua Gulls on the breaking ice floes
Skua Gulls on the breaking ice floes
A distant view of Terra Nova (1884) alongside the ice floe with Captain Scott, Dr Wilson and Commander 'Teddy' Evans in the middle distance returning to the ship across the ice. They are walking the route used by the expedition to offload equipment, fodder, provisions and fuel - in the far distance by the ship are members of the crew sorting loads for bringing ashore.
The print has a typed caption: 'Capt. Scott, Wilson and Evans returning to the ship across the ice. Jan 9th 1911.'
Object number: ALB1217.18
Date: 1911
Artist: Herbert George Ponting
Original dimensions: 113 mm x 165 mm
- Image reference: S2778-017
- © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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