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British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
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British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
Two pieces of the Southern Party's Farthest South Sledge
one inscribed (by Shackleton?) 'splinter from sledge/farthest south/1909', both with ink inscription 'RGS 46', wood, each approx. 6in. (15.2cm.) long, in an envelope inscribed 'Piece of sledge/Piece of sail'; together with a photograph of 'Shackleton standing by the broken sledge, which was replaced by another at Grisi depot' (for which see E.H. Shackleton, The Heart of the Antarctic, London, 1909, I, facing page 358).
PROVENANCE:
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), and thence by descent.
'The British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9' exhibition catalogue lists two sledges taken on the Southern Journey (nos. 7 and 10) and a 'Sledge Remnant.- All that is left of the Farthest South Sledge, which was torn to pieces on the rough ice of the Glacier.' (no. 17).
The 'Farthest South' sledge just about survived the descent of the Beardmore Glacier ('24th [Jan. 1909]... now our sledge has not much more than half a runner on it and is in a v shaky state', Shackleton, diary entry) and was replaced with another at Grisi depôt on the Barrier on 3 February.
Shackleton was photographed by the delapidated sledge on the Barrier and the present photograph is captioned (for publication in Pearson's Magazine) '(30) The sledge taken to the last southern camp and taken back to the foot of the glacier. The bow was broken and the runners so badly worn that one had broken away at the end. The sledge would not run straight, and was a severe trial to the hungry and weary men.' on the reverse.
Shackleton's Nimrod expedition sledges were made to order by L.H. Hagen & Co. in Norway following a design developed by Nansen. Three sizes were taken (seven, eleven and twelve feet), all constructed from seasoned ash (the upper) and American hickory (the runners), the latter split following the grain for better strength and flexibility to help bridge the rough ice of the glacier.
Shackleton reported that the total distance marched, from October 29 to March 4, 'as recorded on the sledge meters, was 1755 miles 209 yards, statute, this including relay work and back marches.' The Farthest South sledge was the first ever to travel up the Beardmore Glacier and on to the Polar Southern Plateau, hauled by Shackleton, Wild, Marshall and Adams to 88° 23' South, just 97 miles short of the South Pole. The 'remnant' was exhibited in London in 1909 and Shackleton gifted splinters off the remnant to friends (see for example lot 151, Christie's, 18 April 2000) as well as keeping these fragments, as precious relics of his famous journey.
Two pieces of the Southern Party's Farthest South Sledge
one inscribed (by Shackleton?) 'splinter from sledge/farthest south/1909', both with ink inscription 'RGS 46', wood, each approx. 6in. (15.2cm.) long, in an envelope inscribed 'Piece of sledge/Piece of sail'; together with a photograph of 'Shackleton standing by the broken sledge, which was replaced by another at Grisi depot' (for which see E.H. Shackleton, The Heart of the Antarctic, London, 1909, I, facing page 358).
PROVENANCE:
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922), and thence by descent.
'The British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9' exhibition catalogue lists two sledges taken on the Southern Journey (nos. 7 and 10) and a 'Sledge Remnant.- All that is left of the Farthest South Sledge, which was torn to pieces on the rough ice of the Glacier.' (no. 17).
The 'Farthest South' sledge just about survived the descent of the Beardmore Glacier ('24th [Jan. 1909]... now our sledge has not much more than half a runner on it and is in a v shaky state', Shackleton, diary entry) and was replaced with another at Grisi depôt on the Barrier on 3 February.
Shackleton was photographed by the delapidated sledge on the Barrier and the present photograph is captioned (for publication in Pearson's Magazine) '(30) The sledge taken to the last southern camp and taken back to the foot of the glacier. The bow was broken and the runners so badly worn that one had broken away at the end. The sledge would not run straight, and was a severe trial to the hungry and weary men.' on the reverse.
Shackleton's Nimrod expedition sledges were made to order by L.H. Hagen & Co. in Norway following a design developed by Nansen. Three sizes were taken (seven, eleven and twelve feet), all constructed from seasoned ash (the upper) and American hickory (the runners), the latter split following the grain for better strength and flexibility to help bridge the rough ice of the glacier.
Shackleton reported that the total distance marched, from October 29 to March 4, 'as recorded on the sledge meters, was 1755 miles 209 yards, statute, this including relay work and back marches.' The Farthest South sledge was the first ever to travel up the Beardmore Glacier and on to the Polar Southern Plateau, hauled by Shackleton, Wild, Marshall and Adams to 88° 23' South, just 97 miles short of the South Pole. The 'remnant' was exhibited in London in 1909 and Shackleton gifted splinters off the remnant to friends (see for example lot 151, Christie's, 18 April 2000) as well as keeping these fragments, as precious relics of his famous journey.
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