"The Launch"
Sir
Ernest Shackleton, the famous British explorer who ventured in 1914 to the
Antarctic. Just one day's sail from the continent, the ship Endurance
became trapped in sea ice. Along with his crew Shackleton employed the help of
36 Canadian sled dogs. Frozen fast for ten months, the ship was crushed and
destroyed by ice pressure, and the crew was forced to abandon ship. After
camping on the ice for five months, Shackleton made two open boat journeys, one
of which—a treacherous 800-mile ocean crossing to South Georgia Island—is
now considered one of the greatest boat journeys in history. Trekking across the
mountains of South Georgia, Shackleton reached the island's remote whaling
station, organized a rescue team, and saved all of the men he had left behind.
The
image below depicts the launching of the Caird in an attempt to reach South
Georgia to send a rescue party for the remaining crew.
This image was completed in graphite with a small amount of accent work completed in Staedtler pigment marker on a National Geographic map of Antarctica.
Image Size: 18" H X 14" W
Map size: 20"H X 24"W
This original is currently on display in the Shutterbug Gallery in Huntsville, Ontario.
Priced at $ 1280.00 CDN
Wood Frame, Acid Free Matting.
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