'With the 'Aurora' in the Antarctic, 1911-1914', by John King Davis

MLMSS 11684

fonds

1919, 1958

9661534

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

John King Davis (1888-1967) was an English-born Australian explorer and navigator notable for his work captaining exploration ships in Antarctic waters as well as for establishing meteorological stations on Macquarie Island in the subantarctic and on Willis Island in the Coral Sea.

Reference
Australian Dictionary of Biography, https://adb.anu.edu.au (accessed 25 October 2022)

A copy of ‘With the ‘Aurora’ in the Antarctic, 1911-1914’ / by John King Davis created by Davis in 1958 for J. M. Bechervaise using reprinted pages and an annotated proof copy of the 1919 edition.
The book documents Davis’ time as master of the ‘Aurora’, and second-in-command of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, under Sir Douglas Mawson.

Copyright restrictions may apply:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library and State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Proof copy published: London: Andrew Melrose, Ltd, [1919]

Inscribed on title page: To J. M. Bechervaise with best wishes from John K. Davis, Melbourne 5 / Nov. 1958.
Sorry the book itself is out of print.