- MS 1453/148;D Letter to Robert Falcon Scott, 10 February 1901 [Edward Wilson's doctor's opinion of his fitness for Antarctic work] 1 leaf, holograph
Rolleston, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation10 February 1901
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The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott) undertook the first extensive exploration on land in Antarctica. Funding came from the Government, the Royal Society, the Royal Geographical Society and private donations. The expedition set up base at McMurdo Sound from where sledging parties carried out recognisance and scientific programmes. Wilson served as surgeon, artist and vertebrate zoologist during the expedition. He was a member of the three man sledge party (with Scott and Ernest Shackleton) who achieved a furthest south of 82°17'S.