Object number
1972.121
Title
Edward Wilson Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions 1901-1904
Creator
Description
Diary edited from the original mss. in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, by Ann Savours. First published in 1966 by Blandford Press Ltd, London; has an illustrated dustjacket. Contains 416 pages, with illustrations (including a portrait of Edward Adrian Wilson by A.U. Soord and 47 watercolours by EAW) and 7 maps (including a pull-out at the back). Diary entries begin in July 1900 and end 8 Sept 1904. Price 6 gns net. The royalties were to be used to fund field-work in polar regions (Wilson memorial grants) and work at SPRI.
Production place
, Scott Polar Research Institute, London
Date
1900-07 - 1904-09-08 1966 - 1966
Production period
20th century
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- h: pages240mm
- w: pages181mm
- h: front cover247mm
- w: front cover188mm
- d: book43mm
Inscription
PRESENTED BY / BLANDFORD PRESS LTD / 1972:1211972 / 121:1