- MS 1591/21/1;D Report, undated [Economic possibilities for Nightingale and Middle islands] 6 leaves, typescript
- MS 1591/21/2;D Narrative, undated [A portion of the cruise, the visit to the four western Islands of the Tristan da Cunha group] 6 leaves, typescript
- MS 1591/5/1;D Geological observations, 16 January 1923 [With annotations] 23 leaves, typescript
Douglas, Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition
Archive Unit
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 15 George Douglas/Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition
- Dates of Creation1921-1923
- Name of Creator
- Physical DescriptionReport, narrative, observations
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922 (leader Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton) was to sail along previously unvisited stretches of the Antarctic continent. Quest arrived in South Georgia in January 1922 where Shackleton died on 5 January. The expedition continued under John Robert Francis [Frank] Wild's command visiting the South Shetland Islands, Gough Island and Tristan da Cunha. The expedition proved the non-existence of New South Greenland. Shackleton was buried in the whalers' graveyard at Grytviken, South Georgia.
Arrangement
Chronological.