Ernest Shackleton. Strictly Private. Proposed Trans-Antarctic Expedition, ca. 1913

Typescript document, with manuscript annotations and signed by Ernest Shackleton. The document outlines the “Objects of the Expedition” ; “Method of Conducting the Expedition”, including the Personnel involved ; “Programme of the Expedition” ; “Cost of the Expedition” £50,000 ; and the “Return to the Man who Puts up the Money”. 
This is a very preliminary proposal for the Expedition, intended for limited distribution, probably to potential donors and backers in an effort to secure funding.

Ernest Shackleton. Strictly Private. Proposed Trans-Antarctic Expedition, ca. 1913

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