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In focus: Eric Ravilious, the war artist with a fascination with the quotidian whose work was sharp in detail, clean in colour and quietly revolutionary

In focus: Eric Ravilious, the war artist with a fascination with the quotidian whose work was sharp in detail, clean in colour and quietly revolutionary
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The Tale of a Chaotic and Failed Attempt to Explore Antarctica in 1897

The Tale of a Chaotic and Failed Attempt to Explore Antarctica in 1897 Credit.Chris Hellier/Corbis, via Getty Images Buy Book ▾ By NICOLE CLIFFE The Belgica’s Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night By Julian Sancton On Aug. 16, 1897, the Belgica a refitted whaling ship under the command of Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery set sail from Antwerp in an attempt to explore Antarctica. She would limp back to Belgium on Nov. 5, 1899, with a captain and crew profoundly physically and psychologically broken by their wintering in the Antarctic ice. Advanced scurvy, aggressively poor planning, bad luck, prolonged light deprivation and (potentially) cyanide poisoning had tormented the surviving members of the expedition to the point of complete mental collapse. De Gerlache would spend the next year of his life attempting to regain his health under the sun of the French Riviera. Frederick Cook, the ship’s doctor, and Roald Amundsen, the first mate, despite having themselves suffered

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