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Pictured: A large manuscript map of Antarctica drawn and signed by Ernest Shackleton in 1918.
A remarkable hand-drawn map of Antarctica by Ernest Shackleton that he used for his lecture tours has sold for £176,000 after a bidding war.
The famous British explorer traced on the 5ft by 3ft map the route of his party when their legendary ship Endurance became trapped in ice and sank in October 1915.
Shackleton and four other men were forced to make an astonishing 800-mile open-boat journey to South Georgia to organise the rescue of the 22-man crew almost a year later.
The historic map charts the Antarctic expedition of 1914 to 1916.
Pic: Sotheby's/BNPS
Pictured: A large manuscript map of Antarctica drawn and signed by Ernest Shackleton in 1918.
A remarkable hand-drawn map of Antarctica by Ernest Shackleton that he used for his lecture tours has sold for £176,000 after a bidding war.
The famous British explorer traced on the 5ft by 3ft map the route of his party when their legendary ship Endurance became trapped in ice and sank in October 1915.
Shackleton and four other men were forced to make an astonishing 800-mile open-boat journey to South Georgia to organise the rescue of the 22-man crew almost a year later.
The historic map charts the Antarctic expedition of 1914 to 1916.
Sotheby's 19 May 2022 5137x7651 / 5.7MB