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The voyages of the Discovery : the illustrated history of Scott's ship / Ann Savours ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ; preface by Sir Peter Scott.

Title
The voyages of the Discovery : the illustrated history of Scott's ship / Ann Savours ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ; preface by Sir Peter Scott.
Author
Savours, Ann
Publication
London : Virgin, 1992.

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Description
xvi, 384 p., 24 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm.
Summary
This book chronicles the history of a remarkable ship - the Discovery, built for the British Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904 under Captain Scott, and used later in expeditions to study whales and on explorations by Douglas Mawson, as well as a Hudson's Bay supply ship in the Canadian north and in wartime service in the Far East.
Subject
  • Antarctica > Discovery and exploration
  • British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904)
  • Discoveries in geography > British
  • Discovery (Ship)
  • Sailing ships
  • Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-376) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
1852271175
LCCN
gb^93066367^
OCLC
27962915
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library