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Aurora Australis, 1908-09 1908-09
Printed on paper between Venesta packing case boards, rebound in quarter leather cow with original cowhide spine inset | 27.5 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1121970
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907 1908-09
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Bound in Venesta packing case boards, rebacked in quarter leather cow with original cowhide spine inset Aurora Australis was the first book ever to be printed in the Antarctic, on a press donated by Joseph Causton and Sons. It contained a mixture of serious essays, poetry and light-hearted verse, with illustrations by George Marston, the expedition artist on both the Nimrod and the Endurance. Around 80 copies were produced, with bindings made from packing crates (in this case one that had stored mock turtle soup).
Provenance
Belonged to King Edward VII, probably presented by Ernest Shackleton, 1909
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Creator(s)
(preface writer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Printed on paper between Venesta packing case boards, rebound in quarter leather cow with original cowhide spine inset
Measurements
27.5 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Alternative title(s)
Aurora Australis, 1908-09 / published at the Winter Quarters of the British Antartic Expedition, 1907
Place of Production
Antarctica
