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Scott's forgotten surgeon : Dr. Reginald Koettlitz, polar explorer
- Title
- Scott's forgotten surgeon : Dr. Reginald Koettlitz, polar explorer / Aubrey A. Jones.
- Author
- Jones, Aubrey A.
- Publication
- Dunbeath, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, 2011.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 209 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Physicians > Polar Regions > Biography
- Explorers > Medical care > Polar Regions
- Franz Josef Land (Russia) > Discovery and exploration
- Koettlitz, Reginald, 1860-1916
- Explorers > Biography
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
- Wellman Polar Expedition, (1898-1899)
- British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904)
- Polar regions > Discovery and exploration
- Ship physicians > Polar Regions > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Discovering Koettlitz -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1. Origins of the man -- 1. From Prussia to Dover -- 2. A practice in Durham -- 3. Frederick George Jackson -- Part 2. Early expeditions -- 4. Franz Josef Land and the Eira -- 5. The expedition sets out -- 6. The first winter at Cape Flora -- 7. Spring sledging operations commence -- 8. Russian roulette and heading west -- 9. Death nears the Mary Harmsworth -- 10. The second winter at Cape Flora -- 11. Jackson heads north once more -- 12. An historic moment -- 13. The final year at Cape Flora -- 14. The geology of Franz Josef Land -- Part 3. Through Africa and South America -- 15. Weld Blundell Expedition to Africa -- 16. For England and St. George -- 17. Homeward bound -- 18. Planning for the Antarctic -- 19. Liverpool to Manaos -- 20. The Antarctic beckons -- Part 4. Antarctica -- 21. To the South -- 22. Through the Southern Ocean -- 23. The first winter on Antarctica -- 24. Sledging season 1902-1903 -- 25. Shackleton's departure -- 26. The mystery of colour photography -- 27. The second winter and surgery -- 28. The release of the discovery -- Part 5. Return to Africa -- 29. Final days in England -- 30. The rural doctor and farmer -- 31. Death of an explorer -- Appendices -- Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz Josef Land 1894-1897 -- Herbert Weld Blundell Expedition to North East Africa 1898-1899 -- National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 -- First colour photographs of the Antarctic continent by Dr. Reginald Koettlitz 1902-1904 -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-2047
- ISBN
- 1849950385
- 9781849950381
- LCCN
- 2011535315
- OCLC
- 728840658
- Author
- Jones, Aubrey A.
- Title
- Scott's forgotten surgeon : Dr. Reginald Koettlitz, polar explorer / Aubrey A. Jones.
- Imprint
- Dunbeath, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-2047