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03.11.2011

The lost explorer’s pictures

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It was 1910. Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his men left for a Terra Nova …

It was 1910. Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his men left for a Terra Nova expedition that would become a legend. As a matter of fact, only  a few of them managed to survive; the others, including the captain himself, died on the way back, in 1912.

 

The survivors brought back some very important tokens: letters, diaries and even photographs.

 

Yet, until today, the only the pictures available have been those taken by Herbert Ponting, the “official” photographer of that expedition.

The other ones, taken by Scott himself during the last and fateful months of the journey, have been lost, fought over, and neglected for almost 50 years, to be finally resurrected and published by David M. Wilson, the great nephew of one of the men involved in the expedition.

 

These breathtaking polar panoramas, geological formations, and action photographs are an incredible collection of postcards from the past, shot in extreme climactic conditions at the dawn of photography. Take a look at the amazing New York Times slideshow or buy the book from Amazon.

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