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Lt. Edward Evans surveying with a theodolite ROY.30.1.40

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Lt. Edward Evans surveying with a theodolite

Slide, lantern slide depicting a black and white image of Lieutenant Edward Evans (second in command and navigator of the Terra Nova) surveying with one of the sledging theodolites (used for measuring both horizontal and vertical angles, a key surveying tool). Barne Glacier can be seen in the background, dated October 1911. Part of a set of sixty seven black and white lantern slides held in a wooden box depicting scenes mostly from the Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1912, with a few concerning the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1915.

Number: ROY.30.1.40
Name: Lt. Edward Evans surveying with a theodolite
Date: 1910
Maker: Stanley, W.F.,
Location: In Store