M0000969: Chart of the South Polar Sea, 1840-1842

Date:
06 August 1930
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/9/24
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M0000969: Chart of the South Polar Sea, 1840-1842. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Chart of the South Polar Sea, 'Erebus' and 'Terror', 1840-1842.

Description

Photograph of a chart of the South Polar Sea with the attached caption "Chart of the South Polar Sea showing tracks and discoveries of "Erebus" and "Terror" under Captain J.C. [James Clark] Ross R.N [Royal Navy] 1840-42". "Erebus" and "Terror" were the two ships under the command of Captain Ross (1800-1862) during the Antarctic expedition searching for the south magnetic pole. The item was part of a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930 but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

06 August 1930

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

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