A port side view of Discovery (1901) off Antarctica

A port side view of the research/exploration ship 'Discovery' (1901) off Antarctica. Some loose pack-ice is floating near the ship, and the landmass of Antarctica can be seen faintly in the background.

The Discovery reached Cape Adare on South Victoria Land on 8 January. On the 9th Shackleton went ashore with Bernacchi (who had been there 2 years before under Borchgrevink) in one of the ship's whalers to leave a message for any relief ships. They next went ashore at Cape Colbeck on 22 January, and again on 3 February in Balloon Bight.

Object Details

ID: ALB0346.5
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Shackleton, Ernest Henry
Vessels: Discovery (1901)
Date made: 8 January - 8 February 1902; 9 January - 8 February 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bernard Collection
Measurements: Overall: 78 mm x 103 mm
Parts: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1903 (Photograph album)