National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0117 NAE
Held at	: Royal Society   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://royalsociety.org/collections/ ›
Full title	: National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904)
Date(s)	: 1901-1904
Level of description	: Sub-fonds
Extent	: Six volumes
Name of creator(s)	: National Antarctic Expedition | 1901-1904
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The British National Antarctic or Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904 was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since James Clark Ross's voyage, 1839-1843. It was organised by a joint committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and it aimed to carry out scientific research and geographical exploration. Its scientific results covered extensive ground in biology, zoology, geology, meteorology and magnetism and King Edward VII Land, and the Polar Plateau via the western mountains route were discovered. The expedition did not make a serious attempt on the South Pole, its principal southern journey reaching a Furthest South at 82°17'S.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Photographs of the British National Antarctic Expedition in six volumes.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

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Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Feb 2009.