Chalmers, correspondence

• MS 1453/62;D Letter to Robert Falcon Scott, 25 October 1905 [Thanks for a copy of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 narrative] 1 leaf, holograph

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.

On his return from the British Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Robert Falcon Scott produced an account entitled The voyage of the Discovery.

The Institute holds over seventy archival collections containing material relating to this expedition, see GB 015 British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 for more information.