chief scientist of the expedition of Shackleton, Alexander Stevens, on board the Aurora. Antarctic Heritage Trust
Big Razorback Island in McMurdo Sound, taken in January 1915. Antarctic Heritage Trust
Antarctica 100 years made possible by 22 photographic negatives that have been found in the hut of Captain Scott at Cape Evans. Negative, whose authorship is unknown, have been found and restored by specialists of the Company of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage.
unpublished images you can see members of the Ross Sea, which formed part of the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition (1914 to 1917), organized and led by explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton .
Finding
Scott’s hut
conservation specialists Zealand company found negative cellulose nitrate in a small box inside the hut of Captain Scott .
It was during his work on a heritage restoration project in the Ross Sea. And the team Shackleton was living in the cabin during the expedition, before departing aboard the ship Aurora, as reported by the company in a statement.
“It’s an exciting find and we’re glad to see them exposed after a century,” said the executive director of the Antarctic Heritage Company, Nigel Watson, who has emphasized: “It is testament to the dedication and precision our conservation teams to safeguard Scott’s hut at Cape Evans. “
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One of the most striking images is the chief scientist of the Ross Sea team Alexander Stevens , standing aboard the Aurora. Although many of the images are damaged, the New Zealand company has been able to recognize landmarks in the vicinity of McMurdo Sound.
The conservation team has separated, cleaned and consolidated layered image cellulose nitrate. After the revealed and digitally scanned to convert them into digital positive.
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