British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13

Exhibition reunites artworks from Captain Scott’s final expedition – a century on

01 Aug 2016

A new exhibition has reunited the iconic photography of Herbert Ponting with the watercolours of Edward Wilson – more than a century after the two Antarctic explorers first dreamt up their plan for a joint exhibition.

Head of an albatross caught on Sep. 22 1901 by Edward Adrian Wilson

“Albatross!” The legendary giant seabird

01 Jun 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, A is for Albatross – in sketches retrieved from Antarctica, research into migratory patterns, and Coleridge’s famous ballad.

Exhibition reunites artworks from Captain Scott’s final expedition – a century on

“Albatross!” The legendary giant seabird

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