Title
The last sledge from the trek back from the 'Great Southern Journey', 1909. Artist: Unknown
Caption
The last sledge from the trek back from the 'Great Southern Journey', Antarctica, 1909. A photograph from British explorer ErnestShackleton's (1874-1922) expedition of 1908-1909 on board the 'Nimrod'. He made three expeditions to the Antarctic, but is best known for the 'Endurance' expedition of 1914-1916 when the ship became trapped in the ice and Shackleton and five colleagues made an epic journey to South Georgia to seek rescue. A print from L'Illustration, 2 October 1909.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1909
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19C57_138
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,2Mb (1,7Mb) / 16,2in x 12,1in / 4850 x 3619 (300dpi)