
Lot 174
SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY) "To Celebrate the birthdays of our Shipmates H.J. Dunlop; & W.A.R. Michell" at "Latitude 04"S. 30'/ Longitude 50"E.30'", 18 October 1907
1 February 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,000 inc. premium
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[SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY)]
"To Celebrate the birthdays of our Shipmates H.J. Dunlop; & W.A.R. Michell" at "Latitude 40"S. 30'/ Longitude 50"E.30'", manuscript menu, in red and black ink on printed card, signed on the reverse by Michell, Murray, Davis, Mackintosh, Mackay, Dunlop and Captain England, headed with the printed National Antarctic Expedition badge ("Nimrod" added in ink), 8vo (155 x 112mm.), 18 October 1907
Footnotes
Menu for a meal to celebrate the birthdays of four shipmates of the Nimrod, given whilst en route to Christchurch - at this point half way between South Africa and the Kerguelen Islands. Signed by four of the ship's officers and three of the eventual shore party. Food includes "Potage. Dominion Crême D'Unloppè" and "Dessert. Abricot au Shackleton".
Provenance: Henry J.L. Dunlop (1876-1931), Chief Engineer on the Nimrod; by descent to the present owner.