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MARKHAM (CLEMENTS R.) AND EDWARD EVANS Two autograph letters signed ('Clements R. Markham'),
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MARKHAM (CLEMENTS R.) AND EDWARD EVANS Two autograph letters signed ('Clements R. Markham'), the first to Mr Bartlett ('Dear Mr Bartlett'), making arrangements to see the dogs for the Antarctic Expedition; the second to Mr Colles ('Dear Mr Colles'), regarding the '...Antarctic article...' for inclusion in a book published by Pearsons, three pages on two bifolia, dust-staining, some marks, creased at folds, remains of tape etc on reverse where previously mounted, 8vo (180 x 112mm.), Eccleston Square, S.W., Friday 5 July [n.d.] and 23 October 1897; with an autograph letter from Edward Evans, first Baron Mountevans signed ('ERGR Evans'), to Mrs Thompson ('Dear Mrs Thompson'), thanking her for the cards, advising her he has given up command of the Broke and that his future whereabouts '...will be rather mythical...' as he is employed on '...some special service...', one page, some discolouration, 8vo (182 x 114mm.), Admiral's Office, Dover, 31 December [1917?] (3) Footnotes: 'LET US SEE THE DOGS FOR THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION': LETTERS FROM CLEMENTS MARKHAM, THE INSTIGATOR OF THE 'HEROIC AGE' OF POLAR EXPLORATION. Dogs were first used in Antarctica in 1899 as part of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1898-1900, the perfect means of transporting sledges and equipment, as well as for companionship. It is said that the success of Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole in 1911 was down to his use of dogs, whereas Scott dismissed dogs in favour of tractors, and when that failed he had to resort to man power, a mistake which may have cost him his life. Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880-1957), also known as 'Evans of the Broke', was seconded from the navy to the Discovery expedition in 1901, serving on the crew of the relief ship Morning, during which he played a key role in releasing Discovery from the ice, with Scott naming a mountain after him in gratitude. After abandoning his own plan to mount an expedition to circumnavigate the Antarctic, a project supported by Markham, he joined Scott's Terra Nova as Captain in 1910. After his service in the Antarctic, he enjoyed a successful naval career and was particularly feted for his command of the Broke in an engagement with six German destroyers in the Dover Strait in 1917. Provenance: Private collection, U.K. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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MARKHAM (CLEMENTS R.) AND EDWARD EVANS Two autograph letters signed ('Clements R. Markham'), the first to Mr Bartlett ('Dear Mr Bartlett'), making arrangements to see the dogs for the Antarctic Expedition; the second to Mr Colles ('Dear Mr Colles'), regarding the '...Antarctic article...' for inclusion in a book published by Pearsons, three pages on two bifolia, dust-staining, some marks, creased at folds, remains of tape etc on reverse where previously mounted, 8vo (180 x 112mm.), Eccleston Square, S.W., Friday 5 July [n.d.] and 23 October 1897; with an autograph letter from Edward Evans, first Baron Mountevans signed ('ERGR Evans'), to Mrs Thompson ('Dear Mrs Thompson'), thanking her for the cards, advising her he has given up command of the Broke and that his future whereabouts '...will be rather mythical...' as he is employed on '...some special service...', one page, some discolouration, 8vo (182 x 114mm.), Admiral's Office, Dover, 31 December [1917?] (3) Footnotes: 'LET US SEE THE DOGS FOR THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION': LETTERS FROM CLEMENTS MARKHAM, THE INSTIGATOR OF THE 'HEROIC AGE' OF POLAR EXPLORATION. Dogs were first used in Antarctica in 1899 as part of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1898-1900, the perfect means of transporting sledges and equipment, as well as for companionship. It is said that the success of Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole in 1911 was down to his use of dogs, whereas Scott dismissed dogs in favour of tractors, and when that failed he had to resort to man power, a mistake which may have cost him his life. Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880-1957), also known as 'Evans of the Broke', was seconded from the navy to the Discovery expedition in 1901, serving on the crew of the relief ship Morning, during which he played a key role in releasing Discovery from the ice, with Scott naming a mountain after him in gratitude. After abandoning his own plan to mount an expedition to circumnavigate the Antarctic, a project supported by Markham, he joined Scott's Terra Nova as Captain in 1910. After his service in the Antarctic, he enjoyed a successful naval career and was particularly feted for his command of the Broke in an engagement with six German destroyers in the Dover Strait in 1917. Provenance: Private collection, U.K. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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