Casgliadau Arlein

Handwritten details in black ink on white paper. Logo of the British Antarctic Expedition, Terra Nova R.Y.S. is printed on top centre. Letter is to Mr Rusdon of Cardiff from Edward R.R. Evans, dated June 17, 1910.

Letter dated June 17th 1910, At Sea, from Teddy Evans to P. Lowry Rusden of The Mercantile Pontoon Co Ltd, Roath Dock, Cardiff on British Antarctic Expedition headed paper:

Dear Mr Rusden I enclose the autographs of the officers on board as promised. We had a fine breeze early yesterday & have been sailing over 8 knots ever since. I don’t think any of us will forget Cardiff.

With kind regards Yours sincerely

Edward R.G.R. Evans

S.Y. TERRA NOVA. Auxiliary barque of 764 tons, was built by Messrs Alexander Stephens and Sons, Dundee in 1884 for the whaling trade. Although nearly thirty years old at the time of Captain Scott's expedition, she was chosen for it because of her suitability for work in the Antarctic ice. Her beams were fourteen ins thick, her bows were nine feet of solid wood, and her stem was sheathed with iron plating.