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Possession Island, Victoria Land

image credit Scott Polar Research Institute/Bridgeman Images | All Rights Reserved

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Date

11th January 1841

Artist

John Edward Davis (1815-1877)

Collection

Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

Acknowledgements

Bridgeman Images

Description

This watercolour depicts The Ross Expedition- a voyage of scientific Antarctic which lasted from 1839 to 1843. The expedition was led by James Clark Ross, commanding two unusually strong warships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. It explored what is now called the Ross Sea and discovered the Ross Ice Shelf.

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image credit Scott Polar Research Institute/Bridgeman Images

Location

Possession Islands, Antarctica

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Tags

Exploration
Tools
Islands
People
Weapons
Ice
Boats

Category

Travel & Transport

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