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    Reference 3751 (2008)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Bernacchi Louis (Introduction by D Walton)
    Title THE SOUTH POLAR REGIONS: Expedition of 1898-1900.
    Publishing Information Chippenham UK: Bluntisham Books, Erskine Press, 1991 1852970359
    Description 1991 Limited Edition Number 219 of 450 copies; xvi, 348 pages, frontispiece, b/w photos, diagrams 3 maps, (2 folding, 1 of which is in colour), folding panorama. Original covers, no dust jacket as issued. A lovely reprint retaining much of the appearance of the original First Edition. The official account of the expedition was by Borchgrevink under the title of First on the Antarctic Continent in 1901, but Bernacchi had also been busy writing and his account of the expedition was also published in 1901. "Expedition account by the physicist including the location of the South Magnetic Pole and a summary of the scientific results. Appendices on climate, terrestrial magnetism, zoology, geology, astronomy. A thoughtful account with greater details of significant events than Borchgrevink's book. The two accounts combine to give a vivid picture of the expedition." Conrad Spence 123; Conrad p90. Account by the expedition's physicist of Carsten Borchgrevink's British Antarctic Expedition (1898-1900) on board "Southern Cross." the expedition wintered at Cape Adare, the first expedition to winter on the Antarctic continent.
    Price £75.00
    Keywords Southern Cross, Borchgrevink, Antarctic S1-Ant
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