1913 first edition of Scott’s Last Expedition, Volume II only, containing the scientific reports of the Terra Nova Antarctic expedition with photographic plates by Herbert Ponting, colour plates after Edward A. Wilson, and a large folding map.
Scientific reports volume of Scott’s Last Expedition, documenting the research of the Terra Nova Antarctic expedition with photographs by Herbert Ponting and a folding map of the region.
Antarctic Exploration · Scientific Reports of the Terra Nova Expedition
Bibliographic Details
Leonard Huxley.
Scott’s Last Expedition, Vol. II only.
Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1913. Presumed first edition.
Physical Description
Illustrations
Condition
Very Good to Good overall. Blue cloth boards with some rubbing and light marking; minor wear to spine ends with a small tear at the head of the spine. Slight discolouration where a shelf label was removed. Binding firm and pages generally clean and bright. Ex-private school library with a 1913 inscription and four discreet wet stamps.
Notes
This volume bears the internal drop-title: “Vol. II. Being the Reports & the Scientific Work undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the surviving members of the Expedition.”
Published shortly after the tragic end of the Terra Nova expedition, this volume records the scientific achievements of the expedition, including natural history observations, geographical work, and cartographic surveys undertaken by the expedition’s surviving members.
While lacking the narrative volume, Volume II stands strongly on its own as a record of the expedition’s scientific ambition and intellectual legacy. It contains important contributions by Dr. Edward A. Wilson and others, together with photographic documentation by Herbert Ponting, whose images remain among the most iconic visual records of Antarctic exploration.
A compelling work for collectors of polar exploration, Antarctic history, and early twentieth-century scientific expeditions.