The ice floes, looking forward from the port bow of 'Endurance' (1912)

A view of the huge consolidated ice pack blocking the progress of Endurance' (1912), a wooden auxiliary Discovery barquentine. The photograph was taken from the port side foremast rigging looking forward. The bowsprit with the furled jib sails can be seen on the right.

Object Details

ID: P13
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hurley, James Francis
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Vessels: Endurance (1912)
Date made: circa January 1915
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 84 mm x 108 mm
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