- MS 101/41/1-7;D Letters (7) to William Speirs Bruce, 1910 to 1911 [Brief notes on preparations] 7 leaves, holograph and typescript
- MS 100/35/1-2;D Letters (2) to Hugh Robert Mill, 1910 to 1911 [On preparations for his expedition] 2 leaves, typescript
Filchner, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation1910-1911
- Name of Creator
- Physical DescriptionCirca 9 letters
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Administrative / Biographical History
Correspondence relating to the planning and preparation of the German South Polar Expedition, 1911-1912. This expedition stopped at Buenos Aries before proceeding south to Antarctic waters. Exploring South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 1911 the expedition ship Deutschland then sailed south to the Weddell Sea. The south coast was charted and the Filchner Ice Shelf discovered. Deutschland was beset and attempts to create a permanent base on the Ice Shelf proved unsuccessful. Plans for crossing Antarctica were abandoned but a comprehensive scientific programme was undertaken.
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