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Antarctica : a history in 100 objects / [Jean de Pomereu and Daniella McCahey].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pomereu, Jean de, author.
- McCahey, Daniella, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discoveries in geography.
- Antarctica--History.
- Antarctica.
- Antarctica--Anecdotes.
- Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Conway, 2022.
- Summary:
- Retracing the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections across the world, this beautiful and absorbing book is published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic Circle by James Cook aboard Resolution, on 17th January 1773. It presents a gloriously visual history of Antarctica, from Terra Incognita to the legendary expeditions of Shackleton and Scott, to the frontline of climate change.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 01. World Map
- 02. Taoka
- 03. Chronometer
- 04. Commemorative Medal
- 05. Logbook
- 06. Fur Seal Coat
- 07. Wood Block
- 08. Burial Monument
- 09. Magnetic Dip Circle
- 10. Sealing Club
- 11. Fish Specimen
- 12. Hut
- 13. Primus Stove
- 14. Harness
- 15. Gas Balloon
- 16. Rifle
- 17. Champagne
- 18. Aurora Australis
- 19. Anemometer
- 20. Canary
- 21. Eye Protection
- 22. Skis
- 23. Sponsorship Solicitation
- 24. Penguin Eggs
- 25. Camera
- 26. PonySnowshoe
- 27. Black Flag
- 28. Fern Fossil
- 29. Diary
- 30. Half Sledge
- 31. Page from the Encyclopaedia Britannica
- 32. Banjo
- 33. James Caird
- 34. Memorial Cross
- 35. Radio Transmitter
- 36. Post Office Safe
- 37. Pemmican
- 38. Polar Star
- 39. Soap
- 40. Swastika stake
- 41. Mittens
- 42. Suit
- 43. Sledge Wheel
- 44. Haori
- 45. Tractor
- 46. Statue
- 47. Dynamite
- 48. Kharkovchanka
- 49. Crevasse Detector
- 50. Treaty
- 51. Dog Fur Boots
- 52. Fuel Drums
- 53. Projection Reels
- 54. Radio Echo Sounder
- 55. Frozen Beard
- 56. Nuclear Reactor
- 57. Dog Cards
- 58. MS Lindblad Explorer
- 59. Meteorite
- 60. Pyramid Tent
- 61. Whale Skeleton
- 62. Board Game
- 63. Passport
- 64. Aeroplane Wreckage
- 65. Skidoo
- 66. Telephone
- 67. Dobson Spectrophotometer
- 68. Dinosaur Fossil
- 69. T-shirt
- 70. JOIDES Resolution
- 71. Red Apple Hut
- 72. Penguin Taxidermy
- 73. Sledge
- 74. Geolocator
- 75. Shipping Container
- 76. South Pole Marker
- 77. Ice Core
- 78. Stellar Axis
- 79. ICESat
- 80. Hydroponic Vegetable
- 81. Telescope
- 82. Chapel
- 83. Optical Module
- 84. Patches
- 85. S.A. Agulhas II
- 86. Krill Oil CAPsules
- 87. Pee Flag
- 88. Aquatic Rover
- 89. Weather Balloon
- 90. Swimsuit
- 91. Tide Gauge
- 92. Wedding Dress
- 93. Microplastic
- 94. Douglas DC-3
- 95. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
- 96. D-Air Lab Antarctic Suit
- 97. Shipwreck
- 98. Trowel
- 99. Notebook
- 100. Pier.
- Notes:
- Authors only appear on front cover and title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781844866212
- 1844866211
- OCLC:
- 1289249720
- Publisher Number:
- 99992336322
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