Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912)

Wilson, a physician and artist, made two trips to the Antarctic under the command of Robert Falcon Scott: the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) and the Terra Nova Expedition [1910-1913), during which he died with Scott and others on the return trip from the South Pole. Wilson was considered an extraordinary naturalist artist, highly praised by Scott and others for his accuracy of scale and color, much of the work done indoors by oil lamp during the dark winters. This oversized collection of his bird drawings and watercolors includes a plate section of almost 100 pages as well as excerpts from his diaries, a brief biography and bibliography, and a discussion of his merits as an artist. A beautiful and moving tribute and a gift to all Antarctic and birds buffs.… (més)