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GEORGE ROBERT MILNE MURRAY (1858-1911, editor)
The Antarctic Manual for the use of the expedition of 1901 edited by... Murray... with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham... Presented to the Expedition and issued by the Royal Geographical Society. London: William Clowes & Sons Ltd. for the R.G.S., 1901. 8° (22.2 x 14.8cm). Half-title. Three folding two-colour lithographed maps loose in pocket at rear, illustrations. (Small tear to blank margin of one map, light spotting to half-title, title and first few leaves.) Original blue cloth, spine gilt (lightly soiled), modern blue cloth slipcase. Provenance: Mrs. Blanche Royds (presentation inscription: "Blanche Royds from Sir Clement Markham August 6th. 1901", by descent:); Sir Charles William Rawson Royds (1876-1931, signature: "Captain C.W.Royds").
FINE PRESENTATION COPY FROM "THE FATHER OF THE EXPEDITION" TO THE MOTHER OF SCOTT'S FIRST LIEUTENANT, PRESENTED ON THE DAY THE DISCOVERY SET SAIL FOR THE ANTARCTIC. "At noon on the 6th we slipped from our buoy and, after receiving a visit from the First Lord of the Admiralty, steered to the west; a few of our immediate relatives who had remained on board hastened to say their last farewells, and, descending into their boats off the little town of Yarmouth [, Isle of Wight], waved their adieux as the 'Discovery' steamed towards the Needles Channel" (Scott. The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. 1905. vol.I, p.89).
It was largely through the efforts of Sir Clements Markham (president of the R.G.S from 1893-1905) that Scott's first expedition took place at all. He oversaw most aspects of the preparations, having raised the money, and chosen the main participants. Lieutenant Charles Royds was one of the first officers to volunteer (in fact his selection preceded Scott's selection as leader of the expedition) and during the expedition he was responsible for the work of the crew, the internal economy of the ship and all the meteorological observations. His mother would have been known to Markham as the sister of both Wyatt Rawson (who took part in the Nares' expedition of 1875) and Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Rawson. The ..Manual was edited by George Murray, at the suggestion of Sir Clements, with the intention of "giving easy access to information, otherwise inaccessible, which was required by officers in their scientific investigations" (see preface). It includes papers and extracts gathered together under various headings: Geography; Antarctic bibliography; Antarctic climate; The Aurora; Geology; Instructions for collecting rocks and minerals; Zoology; Botany; Artic sledge-travelling; etc. The Geography section includes the first printing of the Journal of John Biscoe, the probable discoverer of the Antarctic continent.
The Antarctic Manual for the use of the expedition of 1901 edited by... Murray... with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham... Presented to the Expedition and issued by the Royal Geographical Society. London: William Clowes & Sons Ltd. for the R.G.S., 1901. 8° (22.2 x 14.8cm). Half-title. Three folding two-colour lithographed maps loose in pocket at rear, illustrations. (Small tear to blank margin of one map, light spotting to half-title, title and first few leaves.) Original blue cloth, spine gilt (lightly soiled), modern blue cloth slipcase. Provenance: Mrs. Blanche Royds (presentation inscription: "Blanche Royds from Sir Clement Markham August 6th. 1901", by descent:); Sir Charles William Rawson Royds (1876-1931, signature: "Captain C.W.Royds").
FINE PRESENTATION COPY FROM "THE FATHER OF THE EXPEDITION" TO THE MOTHER OF SCOTT'S FIRST LIEUTENANT, PRESENTED ON THE DAY THE DISCOVERY SET SAIL FOR THE ANTARCTIC. "At noon on the 6th we slipped from our buoy and, after receiving a visit from the First Lord of the Admiralty, steered to the west; a few of our immediate relatives who had remained on board hastened to say their last farewells, and, descending into their boats off the little town of Yarmouth [, Isle of Wight], waved their adieux as the 'Discovery' steamed towards the Needles Channel" (Scott. The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. 1905. vol.I, p.89).
It was largely through the efforts of Sir Clements Markham (president of the R.G.S from 1893-1905) that Scott's first expedition took place at all. He oversaw most aspects of the preparations, having raised the money, and chosen the main participants. Lieutenant Charles Royds was one of the first officers to volunteer (in fact his selection preceded Scott's selection as leader of the expedition) and during the expedition he was responsible for the work of the crew, the internal economy of the ship and all the meteorological observations. His mother would have been known to Markham as the sister of both Wyatt Rawson (who took part in the Nares' expedition of 1875) and Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Rawson. The ..Manual was edited by George Murray, at the suggestion of Sir Clements, with the intention of "giving easy access to information, otherwise inaccessible, which was required by officers in their scientific investigations" (see preface). It includes papers and extracts gathered together under various headings: Geography; Antarctic bibliography; Antarctic climate; The Aurora; Geology; Instructions for collecting rocks and minerals; Zoology; Botany; Artic sledge-travelling; etc. The Geography section includes the first printing of the Journal of John Biscoe, the probable discoverer of the Antarctic continent.