Improvised sounding tackle, Antarctica William Morris Sir Francis Burdett drawn by

Sir Francis Burdett drawn by his supporters in his carriage

View of Stepney Meeting House

an opposition that long been the basis of much unrest in Ireland

showing figures and barrels

Improvised sounding tackle, Antarctica William Morris Sir Francis Burdett drawn byImprovised sounding tackle, Antarctica, 1911 1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872 1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911, beating Captain Scott's British expedition by 35 days. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 12, Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen.