Lieutenant Evans surveying in the Antarctic (1768-1821) is driven along an empty

is driven along an empty street by the Prime Minister

with the left at his hip above the hilt of his sword

van den Twee-koleurigen Kikvorsch

Original is oil on canvas 23 1/4x19 1/2 (inches)

Lieutenant Evans surveying in the Antarctic (1768-1821) is driven along an emptyLieutenant Evans surveying in the Antarctic, 1911 1912. Evans using the 4 inch theodolite used to locate the South Pole on Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910 1913. Scott and four companions reached the Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen had beaten them to their objective by a month. Delayed on their return by blizzards and running out of supplies, Scott and his team died at the end of March.