Karpeles Document: Shackleton's Manuscript Map of Antarctica
Karpeles Document: Shackleton's Manuscript Map of Antarctica
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Description
This manuscript map, hand-drawn by Sir Ernest Shackleton with blue and red crayon in 1918, documented the details of his Antarctica expedition of 1914-1916. Shackleton also identifies on the map his “farthest point south” which he reached in his earlier expedition in 1909. It was then that Shackleton discovered the South Magnetic Pole.
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Ernest Shackleton,
manuscript map,
map,
Antarctica,
expedition,
Karpeles
Special Note
Courtesy of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
The Karpeles Manuscript Library, the world’s largest private collection of important original documents and manuscripts, provided this document.
In collaboration with the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, this manuscript map is interactive enabling the user to view a close up of the map's details. This is another example of ways students can interact with old documents and manuscripts.
The Karpeles Manuscript Library, the world’s largest private collection of important original documents and manuscripts, provided this document.
In collaboration with the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, this manuscript map is interactive enabling the user to view a close up of the map's details. This is another example of ways students can interact with old documents and manuscripts.
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