Voyages of the Discovery - Ann Savours
The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship
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Discovery was purpose-built for Captain Robert F. Scott's first Antarctic voyage of 1901-04 and launched at Dundee, Scotland. Based on a whaleship design and massively built to withstand ice, Discovery had many roles before her final voyage back to Dundee in 1986, and this book tells the story of that checkered career. She set sail from Cowes on 6 August 1901 and entered the Ross Sea in January. A sledging of Scott, Shackleton and Wilson reached within 500 miles of the South Pole. In 1905 Discovery was purc...
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2001 Uitgever: London, Chatham Historical Society 160 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1861781490 ISBN-13: 9781861781499Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations (including photographs), small 4to. [Auteur: Savours, Ann] [Pagina's: 160] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Chatham Publishing] [Jaar: 2001] [Titel: The...