- MS 1547/10;D Letter to George Marston, 31 October 1907 [Family news on eve of his departure, British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909] photocopy
Cochrane, correspondence
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Nell Cochrane / Correspondence
- Dates of Creation
- 1907
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Letter
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
George Edward Marston was born on 19 March 1882 at Southsea. He was appointed official artist on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 (leader Ernest Henry Shackleton), participating in several sledging journeys including an ascent of Mount Erebus. He was responsible for illustrating Aurora Australis, a limited edition book produced at Cape Royds, and provided sketches and paintings for The Heart of the Antarctic, Shackleton's account of the expedition.
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Chronological