Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975)
Charles Wright's map of the Southern Journey, 1911
Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975) Charles Wright's map of the Southern Journey, 1911 manuscript copy of Marshall's map of Shackleton's Farthest South route, 1908-9, issued to members of the Southern Party, the map showing Shackleton's route and surveys as from 25 November 1908 (in red and black inks), Scott's Barrier Journey 1902-3 (in blue ink), and the Depot-Laying Journey January-April 1911 (in red ink), with Wright's pencil annotations showing the route of his outward march from One Ton Depot (16 November 1911) to the Beardmore Glacier ('Dec 4th', 29th [bottom of Beardmore Glacier], 23rd, 24th [plateau]), with camps and pony deaths variously marked pencil and blue, black, and red inks on treated silk laid down on board 24¾ x 9¾in. (62.8 x 24.7cm.)
Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975)
Charles Wright's map of the Southern Journey, 1911
Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975) Charles Wright's map of the Southern Journey, 1911 manuscript copy of Marshall's map of Shackleton's Farthest South route, 1908-9, issued to members of the Southern Party, the map showing Shackleton's route and surveys as from 25 November 1908 (in red and black inks), Scott's Barrier Journey 1902-3 (in blue ink), and the Depot-Laying Journey January-April 1911 (in red ink), with Wright's pencil annotations showing the route of his outward march from One Ton Depot (16 November 1911) to the Beardmore Glacier ('Dec 4th', 29th [bottom of Beardmore Glacier], 23rd, 24th [plateau]), with camps and pony deaths variously marked pencil and blue, black, and red inks on treated silk laid down on board 24¾ x 9¾in. (62.8 x 24.7cm.)
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