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Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection

Flooded Base Camp and ice-bergs, Milne Land, North-East Greenland

Accession no.:	Y: 2012/20/70
Object name:	Black ink sketch
Title:	Flooded Base Camp and ice-bergs, Milne Land, North-East Greenland
Description:	After a few fine days, heavy rain ensued for two days, causing river to overlfow and nearly flood the camp. The mess tent in the centre of the sketch was where we revived our spirits with the same. The Arcturus leader, Robert Burton, managed the situation very well.
Medium:	Black ink sketch
Artist:	Woolmore, Ray
Note:	Base Camp in northern corner of Bay between Bregnepynt and Charcot Havn, Milne Land. Lat. 70°52'N, long. 25°25'W. (Danmark-Gronland 1:250,000 Sheet 70Ø.2 Milne Land.)
Dimensions:	Picture: Width: 178mm, height: 127mm mount: Dimensions: ?
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