Pages from Encyclopedia Britannia
Ten pages of 'Encyclopaedia Britannia' 314-332, (the section on Embryology). Rescued from the 'Endurance' library following the abandonment of the ship during Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Acquired with the effects of Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), surgeon on Shackleton's last two expeditions.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA2282 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Book pages |
Display location: | Not on display |
Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 |
Date made: | Before 1914 |
People: | Macklin, Alexander Hepburne |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 290 x 190 mm |