Title
'The Towing Steamer Koonya...in a Heavy Sea', 1908, (1909). Artist: Unknown.
Caption
'The Towing Steamer Koonya, As Seen From The Nimrod, in a Heavy Sea. This Particular Wave Came Aboard The Nimrod and Did Considerable Damage', 1908, (1909). Masts, sails and funnel of the steam and sail powered ship 'Koonya' visible over the crest of a wave. Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic. During the second expedition, 1907-1909, he and three companions established a new record, Farthest South latitude at 88°S, only 97 geographical miles (112 statute miles, or 180 km) from the South Pole, the largest advance to the pole in exploration history. Members of his team also climbed Mount Erebus, the most active volcano in the Antarctic. Shackleton was knighted by King Edward VII for these achievements. He died during his third and last 'oceanographic and sub-antarctic' expedition, aged 47. Illustration from The Heart of the Antarctic, Vol. I, by E. H. Shackleton, C.V.O. [William Heinemann, London, 1909]
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Date
1909
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19D46_178
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
62,9Mb (2,2Mb) / 18,1in x 13,5in / 5439 x 4044 (300dpi)