In November 1910 Robert Falcon Scott set off from New Zealand on the greatest quest of the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration
- to reach the South Pole in Antarctica the most remote forbidding place on Earth. The Terra Nova expedition was to become one of the most famous tales of heroic adventure from any age with success & achievement overshadowed by failure & tragedy. This book tells the story of this historic & momentous expedition the characters who were a part of it & their incredible feats of endurance. As well as the well-known South Pole trek itself diary extracts & engaging stories show what daily life was like for Scott & his crew what food they ate where they slept what equipment they used & the scientific work that was undertaken. stunning photographs taken during the expedition & images of original artefacts from Scotts base camp illuminate this epic story. 2010 to 2013 is the centenary of Captain Scotts Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica. A major new exhibition at the Natural History Museum profiles Scott & his expedition party & explores the scientific contribution it made to the understanding of Antarctica. This highly illustrated guide is published to accompany the exhibition.