The ice floes, looking forward from the port bow of 'Endurance' (1912)
A view of the huge consolidated ice pack blocking the progress of Endurance' (1912), a wooden auxiliary Discovery barquentine. The photograph was taken from the port side foremast rigging looking forward. The bowsprit with the furled jib sails can be seen on the right.
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Object Details
ID: | P13 |
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Collection: | Historic Photographs |
Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Hurley, James Francis |
Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 |
Vessels: | Endurance (1912) |
Date made: | circa January 1915 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 84 mm x 108 mm |