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| Accession no.: | Y: 77/5/10 |
| Title: | Elephant Island |
| Description: | One of thirteen watercolours by W.E. How, A.B. on Shackleton's Endurance, 1914-16, and presented by him to Alfred Stephenson. |
| Medium: | Watercolour |
| Artist: | How, W.E. |
| Note: | Text, on reverse: '22 men lived and existed under the most appalling conditions beneath the two upturned boats for four and a half months, whilst Shackleton and five companions sailed off in the James Caird to obtain relief from South Georgia. But eventually rescued and landed in Puenta Arenas, Chile'. |
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