A sketch of "Discovery in Winter Quarters, after the second blizzard"
Lantern slide of a sketch of watercolour, ink, and chalk depicting two men strugging through a blizzard back to the Discovery in the ice. The crew are following a line of posts and ropes created to allow the crew to exercise and get back to the ship if there is a whiteout. The tower of the broken windmill is visible on the forward deck.
A similar sketch can be found in the August edition of the 'South Polar Times'.
The slide is cracked.
A similar sketch can be found in the August edition of the 'South Polar Times'.
The slide is cracked.
Object Details
| ID: | LS10 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Lantern slide |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wilson, Edward Adrian |
| Date made: | May-August 1902 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 82 mm |
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