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Herbert George Ponting (1871-1935), Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), Henry Robertson 'Birdie' Bowers (1883-1912), Tryggve Gran (1889-1980) and others
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Herbert George Ponting (1871-1935), Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), Henry Robertson 'Birdie' Bowers (1883-1912), Tryggve Gran (1889-1980) and others

British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913: a collection of 35 contact prints taken by Ponting at Cape Evans, and by Scott and Bowers on the southern journey

Closed27 September 2007

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Herbert George Ponting (1871-1935), Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), Henry Robertson 'Birdie' Bowers (1883-1912), Tryggve Gran (1889-1980) and others
British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913: a collection of 35 contact prints taken by Ponting at Cape Evans, and by Scott and Bowers on the southern journey
the majority titled on the mounts and with Cyrillic inscriptions (for publication) in the margin and on the reverse of the mounts
gelatin silver prints
6 x 8¼in. (15.2 x 20.9cm.) and smaller (35)

Specialist note

A fine set of vintage contact prints, including photographs taken by Scott and Bowers on the southern journey, the Polar Party at the South Pole, sledging on the Barrier and Plateau, the Search Party, and interiors at Cape Evans. The mounts all titled in ink and pencilled in Cyrillic, presumably for publication.