Digital Image: 1909 Mawson Map of the Northern Branch of the British Antarctic Expedition
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Title
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 : route and surveys of the South Magnetic Polar Party, 1908-09: from triangulation and traverses.
1909 (dated) 18.5 x 13.25 in (46.99 x 33.655 cm) 1 : 1150000
1909 (dated) 18.5 x 13.25 in (46.99 x 33.655 cm) 1 : 1150000
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Douglas Mawson (May 5, 1882 – October 14, 1958) was an Australian geologist and explorer who played an important role in the exploration of Antarctica in the early 20th century. He studied geology and mining before taking a professor position at the University of Adelaide. In 1907 – 1909, he joined Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition, which reached to the furthest south latitude of any expedition to that point. Mawson's party of the expedition was very successful, reaching the South Magnetic Pole and climbing Mt. Erebus. Afterwards, he was appointed to lead the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). Unfortunately, Mawson's two companions during that expedition perished. He led another expedition in 1929 – 1931 which claimed a significant portion of the Antarctic for Australia. Mawson's work and those of his colleagues led to many important discoveries about the geography, geology, and biology of the Antarctic. More by this mapmaker...
Royal Geographical Society (fl. 1830 - present) is a British Society established in 1830 to promote geographical science and exploration. Originally titled the "Geographical Society of London", the RGS received its royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1859 shortly after absorbing several similar but more regional societies including the African Association, the Raleigh Club and the Palestine Association. The RGS sponsored many of the most important and exciting voyages of exploration ever undertaken, including the exploration of Charles Darwin, David Livingstone, Robert Falcon Scott, Richard F. Burton, John Speke, George Hayward, H. M Stanley, Ernest Shackleton and Sir Edmond Hillary. Today, the RGS remains a leading global sponsor of geographical and scientific studies. The Society is based in Lowther Lodge, South Kensington, London. Learn More...
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Source
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ... 1909, (Washington DC: Government Printing Office), House doc. 112, 61st Cong., 2nd sess., Serial Set 5818.
References
OCLC 712806538.