Two geological specimens with a rock hammer propped between them
Two geological specimens containing fossil wood found during the expedition of the Northern Party. A rock hammer has been propped between them.
These geological specimens were photographed after the Party had recrossed to the Priestley Glacier moraine and it was on 31 January and 1 February that most of the fossil wood was found. These findings are significant because they show, according to Dr. Raymond Priestley, that "there can be no doubt [...] that several times at least during past ages the Antarctic has possessed a climate much more genial than that of England at the present day".
A number '107' is in a white dot on the slide and 'NA107a' on the reverse.
LS39 is a duplicate slide.
These geological specimens were photographed after the Party had recrossed to the Priestley Glacier moraine and it was on 31 January and 1 February that most of the fossil wood was found. These findings are significant because they show, according to Dr. Raymond Priestley, that "there can be no doubt [...] that several times at least during past ages the Antarctic has possessed a climate much more genial than that of England at the present day".
A number '107' is in a white dot on the slide and 'NA107a' on the reverse.
LS39 is a duplicate slide.
Object Details
| ID: | LS38 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Lantern slide |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Priestley, Raymond Edward; Levick, George Murray |
| Date made: | 31 January-2 February 1912 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 82 mm |