THE SOUTHERN CROSS IN ANTARCTICA WITH CARSTEN E. BORCHGREVINK In Gallery / POLAR EXPLORERS

THE SOUTHERN CROSS IN ANTARCTICA WITH CARSTEN E. BORCHGREVINK

This expedition, led by the Norwegian C. E. Borchgrevink, was financed by the British and became the first party to set foot on the Antarctic mainland in 1899. They made a significant contribution to the discovery of Antarctica and valuable naturalist material was brought back to the British Museum for researc...