THE SHACKLETON-ROWETT EXPEDITION OF 1921-22 SHACKLETON (Sir Ernest Henry, 1874-1922, British Antarctic Explorer) and Douglas George JEFFREY (1885-1972, Lieutenant Commander, Navigator and Magnetician)

Signature on an album leaf which as the signature of Jeffrey laid down on the verso with annotation “subscribed by Commander Jeffrey of the Quest 22.8.21”, 5” x 3¾”, Katharine Docks, London, 22nd August

The Shackleton–Rowett Expedition (1921–22) was Sir Ernest Shackleton's last Antarctic project, and the final episode in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The venture, financed by John Quiller Rowett, is sometimes referred to as the Quest Expedition after its ship Quest, a converted Norwegian sealer. Shackleton had originally intended to go to the Arctic and explore the Beaufort Sea, but this plan was abandoned when the Canadian government withheld financial support; Shackleton thereupon switched his attention to the Antarctic. Quest, smaller than any recent Antarctic exploration vessel, soon proved inadequate for the task, and progress south was delayed by her poor sailing performance and frequent engine problems. Before the expedition's work could properly begin, Shackleton died on board the ship, just after arriving at the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Quest sailed from St Katharine Docks, London, on 17th September 1921, after inspection by King George V

Item Date:  1921

Stock No:  42982      £775

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