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Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party, 1913. Artist: Frank Debenham
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Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party, 1913. Artist: Frank Debenham
Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party, 1913. Wooden cross erected to commemorate the deaths of Scotts pole party, inscribed with their names: Dr EA Wilson, Captain RF Scott, Captain LEC Oates, Lieutenant HR Bowers, Petty Officer E Evans who died on their return from the Pole, March 1912, and some lines from Tennyson: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole. The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913), included a geologist, a zoologist, a surgeon, a photographer, an engineer, a ski expert, a meteorologist and a physicist among others. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901-04. He also wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. Scott, accompanied by Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence Oates, Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Petty Officer Edgar Evans, reached the Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen had beaten them to their objective by a month. Delayed by blizzards, and running out of supplies, Scott and the remainder of his team died at the end of March. Their bodies and diaries were found eight months later. From Scotts Last Expedition, Volume II. [Smith, Elder & Co. London, 1913]
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This poignant print captures the Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party in 1913. Created by artist Frank Debenham, this wooden cross stands as a solemn tribute to the brave explorers who lost their lives during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's final expedition in Antarctica. The names of those who perished on their return from the Pole are inscribed on the cross: Dr EA Wilson, Captain RF Scott, Captain LEC Oates, Lieutenant HR Bowers, and Petty Officer E Evans. These men made tremendous sacrifices in their pursuit of scientific knowledge and exploration. Etched alongside their names are powerful lines from Tennyson's poetry: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield". These words encapsulate the indomitable spirit that drove these adventurers forward despite overwhelming odds. Captain Scott led his Terra Nova Expedition with a diverse team of experts including geologists, zoologists, surgeons, photographers and more. Their mission was twofold - continue scientific research initiated during an earlier Antarctic expedition and be the first to reach the South Pole. Although they reached their destination on January 17th, 1912 only to discover that Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition had beaten them there by a month. Trapped by blizzards and dwindling supplies on their return journey proved fatal for Scott and his remaining crew members. Their bodies were discovered eight months later along with diaries documenting their harrowing ordeal. This photograph is sourced from "Scotts Last Expedition". Volume II published in London in 1913 by Smith Elder & Co. , providing us with a glimpse into one of history's most tragic yet inspiring tales of exploration.
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