Item #15833 La Banquise. Douglas Mason, Frank Hurley, Australian Antarctic Expedition.
La Banquise.
La Banquise.

La Banquise.

Paris: Collection de la Societe de Geographie, ca. 1960s. An image taken by Frank Hurley on the Mawson 1911-14 Australian Antarctic Expedition. One might draw the conclusion that the original image was in the collection of the French geographical society, and is reprinted here in a very large format, in blue ink, the photo of seals and penguins lying on the pack ice. We once thought that it might have been from one of the French expeditions to the Antarctic, perhaps Charcot's 4th Antarctic expedition. However, Mark Pharaoh, manager of the Mawson Centre at the South Australian Museum has confirmed that it is a Hurley image taken on Mawson's 1911-14 expedition. The title "La Banquise" below the image; "Cliche de la Collection de la Societe Geographie / Collection Jean-Pierre Geographie Pittoresque" lower left; lower right "Fernand Nathan, Editeur, Paris - Tous Droits Reserves". and with one very small thumb tack puncture below the title. 30 1/2 x 20 1/2" Very good overall. Item #15833

Price: $175.00