M0000969: Chart of the South Polar Sea, 1840-1842

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Chart of the South Polar Sea, 'Erebus' and 'Terror', 1840-1842.

Photograph of a chart of the South Polar Sea with the attached caption "Chart of the South Polar Sea showing tracks and discoveries of "Erebus" and "Terror" under Captain J.C. [James Clark] Ross R.N [Royal Navy] 1840-42". "Erebus" and "Terror" were the two ships under the command of Captain Ross (1800-1862) during the Antarctic expedition searching for the south magnetic pole. The item was part of a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930 but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

06 August 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.