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The Voyages of the Discovery
Ann Savours
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Description for The Voyages of the Discovery
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Discovery was built for Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-04 and was launched more than 100 years ago in 1901, at Dundee. She had a long and intriguing career before her final voyage back there in 1986; this book tells the story of that chequered history. Despite a number of expeditions to the Southern Ocean during the nineteenth century, the continent of Antarctica remained mostly a mystery by the turn of the twentieth. To remedy this the Royal Geographical Society proposed a National Antarctic Expedition, and a purpose-built vessel, the Discovery, was designed. Based on a whale ship, she ... Read more
Discovery was built for Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-04 and was launched more than 100 years ago in 1901, at Dundee. She had a long and intriguing career before her final voyage back there in 1986; this book tells the story of that chequered history. Despite a number of expeditions to the Southern Ocean during the nineteenth century, the continent of Antarctica remained mostly a mystery by the turn of the twentieth. To remedy this the Royal Geographical Society proposed a National Antarctic Expedition, and a purpose-built vessel, the Discovery, was designed. Based on a whale ship, she ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848327023
SKU
V9781848327023
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Ann Savours
ANN SAVOURS is one of Britain's leading experts on Polar exploration and was on the staff of the Scott Polar Research Institute from 1954 to 1966, and at the National Maritime Museum from 1970 to 1987. She is the author of two other highly acclaimed polar books, Scott's Last Voyage and The Search for the North West Passage.
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