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A composite set of 10 small black and white photographs recording the expedition, not annotated, including a picture of Scott, four of the officers (P.Keohane and C.S.Wright) and a copy of Scott's written message before his death. All mounted on card with some hand drawn pencil decorated. Undated.

S.Y. TERRA NOVA. Auxiliary barque of 764 tons, was built by Messrs Alexander Stephens and Sons, Dundee in 1884 for the whaling trade. Although nearly thirty years old at the time of Captain Scott's expedition, she was chosen for it because of her suitability for work in the Antarctic ice. Her beams were fourteen ins thick, her bows were nine feet of solid wood, and her stem was sheathed with iron plating.