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Edward Leicester Atkinson NPG P1364

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Herbert George Ponting

The Royal Navy surgeon Atkinson joined Captain Scott 's Terra Nova expedition as medical officer and parasitologist. He travelled to within 293 miles of the Pole as part of the support party for the final push. On his return to the base-camp at Cape Evans leadership fell to him as sole remaining officer. He led the search party that found the bodies of Scott, Wilson and Bowers on 12 November 1912.
Scott enthusiastically described his scientific studies: 'Atkinson is quietly pursuing the subject... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.