Lot 136: Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Mt. Erebus - Aug. 31. 1903.
signed with initials 'E.A.W.' (lower right), inscribed as titled (lower centre), and further inscribed 'From the floe in McMurdo Strt on the way to Tortoise rock, shows the group of small columns drawn elsewhere in profile from the South, and also an unusual vent on the left from the lower edge of the tip.' (upper centre)
pencil on paper watermarked three lions nonpareil wove
7¾ x 10in. (19.6 x 25.4cm.)
together with six collotypes of Wilson's Antarctic subjects (7)

Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-1989) and thence by descent to the present owners.

Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Mt. Erebus - Aug. 31. 1903.
signed with initials 'E.A.W.' (lower right), inscribed as titled (lower centre), and further inscribed 'From the floe in McMurdo Strt on the way to Tortoise rock, shows the group of small columns drawn elsewhere in profile from the South, and also an unusual vent on the left from the lower edge of the tip.' (upper centre)
pencil on paper watermarked three lions nonpareil wove
7¾ x 10in. (19.6 x 25.4cm.)
together with six collotypes of Wilson's Antarctic subjects (7)