LIFE IN THE ANTARCTIC
Photographs by the Scottish Antarctic Expedition
Published on 6. November 2022
Book
Hardback
68 pages
978-1-901037-16-6 (ISBN)
Description
LIFE IN THE ANTARCTIC Photographs by the Scottish Antarctic Expedition,. William Bruce's Voyage of the 'Scotia' 1902 - 1904 Antarctic Expedition
The publishers beg to draw particular note to the fact that the illustrations in this little book are all reproductions of genuine photographs from life, taken by the Leader and Staff of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, during the voyage of the 'Scotia' 1902 - 1904.
Practically all of them are unique, many of the mammals and birds never having been previously photographed.
They were taken under conditions of climate which made photography extremely difficult and often impossible.
They are not touched up in anyway by the engravers, and may be implicitly relied upon as correct representations of the actual environments of Antarctic mammals and birds.
This Facsimile has been created from the original 1907 first edition, each photo professionally scanned.
The publishers beg to draw particular note to the fact that the illustrations in this little book are all reproductions of genuine photographs from life, taken by the Leader and Staff of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, during the voyage of the 'Scotia' 1902 - 1904.
Practically all of them are unique, many of the mammals and birds never having been previously photographed.
They were taken under conditions of climate which made photography extremely difficult and often impossible.
They are not touched up in anyway by the engravers, and may be implicitly relied upon as correct representations of the actual environments of Antarctic mammals and birds.
This Facsimile has been created from the original 1907 first edition, each photo professionally scanned.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Illustrations
63 black and white photos; 63 black and white photos
Dimensions
Height: 107 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
144 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-901037-16-6 (9781901037166)
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Persons
William Speirs Bruce FRSE (1 August 1867 - 28 October 1921) was a British naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organized and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE, 1902-04) to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica. Bruce later founded the Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory in Edinburgh,