Summary
Afascinating collection of letters and photographs from Westcountry-born explorer Captain Robert Scott's first Antarctic expedition has fetched pounds6,000 at auction. The unique collection relating to the 1901 to 1904 expedition went under the hammer in Dorset.
Plymouth-born Captain Scott led the expedition in which James Dell, who served on the Discovery and became friends with the young explorer Ernest Shackleton, collected the documents.See the full content of this document
Extract
Scott Artefacts Snapped Up
Dell took part in two sledging journeys and then sustained an injury while flensing a seal.
He then developed blood poisoning and on his return to Brit...See the full content of this document
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