Log kept by midshipman A. N. Pepper on the first and second voyages of the National Antarctic Relief...
Log kept by midshipman A. N. Pepper on the first and second voyages of the National Antarctic Relief Ship S.Y. Morning to aid the British 'Discovery' Expedition, 9 July 1902 - 26 March 1903, 24 October 1903 - 17 October 1904
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9 July 1902 - 26 March 1903, 24 October 1903 - 17 October 1904
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MLMSS 10054
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0.05 metres of textual material and 18 drawings (1 box) - bound volume with 151 pages of manuscript in ink on lined paper
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Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Pepper commences each journey with a list of the crew: captain, officers, petty officers, midshipmen, able seamen and firemen.
Key dates from log of first voyage:
9 July 1902 departed India Dock and sailed via Madeira to Lyttelton
6 December 1902 left Lyttelton, New Zealand
25 December 1902 discovered and named Markham Island [later...
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Log kept by midshipman A. N. Pepper on the first and second voyages of the National Antarctic Relief Ship S.Y. Morning to aid the British 'Discovery' Expedition, 9 July 1902 - 26 March 1903, 24 October 1903 - 17 October 1904
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Purchased from Maggs Bros Ltd, 20 September 2017, Catalogue 1493 Lot 104
Administrative / Biographical history
SY Morning was the official relief vessel to the British National Antarctic (‘Discovery’) Expedition (1901–1904), making two voyages to the Antarctic to aid the expedition. The first voyage of the Morning sailed from New Zealand in 1902 and was intended to resupply the expedition and provide help if needed. The second sailed in 1903 with two ships,...
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MLMSS 10054
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1wNrxrmn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wNrxrmn
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9583864
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