Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922) Autograph Letter Signed 31 December 1907.

Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922) Autograph Letter Signed, 31 December 1907. Single leaf inscribed on one side, on British Antarctic Expedition writing paper, with autograph addressed envelope. To Lieutenant Willoughby, written aboard the H.M.S. Powerful , saying that he has noted the time and "all our people will be at Nimrod at 7:40 pm. The following are the names: Professor David, Captain England, Lieut. Adams, Dr. Marshall, Mr. Dunlop, Sir Philip Brocklehurst, Mr. Priestly, E.H. Shackleton." Matted and framed, old folds, 9 x 7 1/2 in. This letter was written during Shackleton's first Antarctic expedition on the small whaler, Nimrod . On the journey, the Shackleton team explored the Barrier, discovered the Beardmore glacier, reached the South Magnetic pole, and climbed Mr. Erebus. Shackleton's book, The Heart of the Antarctic , describes the mission about to launched at the writing of the present epistle.