Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 3753 (2010) Category Antarctic; Author Yelverton, David Title ANTARCTICA UNVEILED: Scott's First Expedition and the Quest for the Unknown Continent. Publishing Information USA, University Press of Colorado, 2000. 0870815822 Description 1st Edition; xxxii, (10 charts), 472 pages, end paper maps, illustrated, b/w drawings, photographs, charts, maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Appears unread, previous owners neat inscription on front end paper otherwise contents clean. This account, based almost entirely on original sources, tells the story of an expedition that has been largely erased from public perception by the drama of Scott's second expedition a decade later. Among other discoveries, this one effectively located the "lost" South Magnetic Pole. Price £25.00 Keywords ISBN Add this to your basket