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Looking south to Schuchert Dal Base Camp and the Karstryggen cliffs


Accession no.:	Y: 2012/20/37
Object name:	Chalk and charcoal sketch
Title:	Looking south to Schuchert Dal Base Camp and the Karstryggen cliffs
Description:	Base Camp of the Acturus Schuchert Dal Expedition, led by Robert Burton. A glorious site from which Robert moved the team to subsidiary camps both north and south along the western side of Schuchert Dal. Robert, Helmut Voss and the artist ascended the limestone cliffs, via rocky gullies, up to the Karst like Plateau, where they could see the camp of an oil exploration team further west. They saw several arctic hares on our ascent.
Medium:	Chalk and charcoal sketch
Artist:	Woolmore, Ray
Note:	Western side of Schuchert Dal under Karstryggen. Lat. 71°33'N, Long. 24°35'W (Danmark – Gronland, 1:250,000 Sheet 71 Ø.2 Stauning Alper)
Dimensions:	Picture: Width: 229mm, height: 152mm mount: Dimensions: ?

Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection