Expedition photographs

Gran, Taylor and Wright high in Terra Nova’s rigging

Historical record

Cataloged expedition photograph: Three men stand on a yardarm of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Pack ice extends into the distance.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Record details

Original title
In the ice-pack, from the Main-top of the Terra Nova. (Gran, Taylor and Wright). Dec. 22nd 1910
Artifact date
22.12.1910
Creator
Ponting, Herbert George
Holding institution
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

Scope of evidence

The record establishes artifact provenance, not modern speculative Antarctic claims.

In the ice-pack, from the Main-top of the Terra Nova. (Gran, Taylor and Wright). Dec. 22nd 1910

View from the maintop in the pack. Public-domain 1922 book reproduction. Book framing crops peripheral rigging and ice; three men on the yardarm and ice contours match the original exposure.

Herbert G. Ponting, The Great White South, 1922 New York edition; Wellesley College Library scan via Internet Archive.

Image source record · Reuse terms

Image rights and evidence limits

Public-domain 1922 book reproduction. LOC edition record confirms the work is public domain/free reuse; actual scan supplied by Wellesley College Library via Internet Archive, not LOC or SPRI.

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