Medals awarded to the personnel of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: an inconsistency of recognition.
The 1902–1904 Scottish National Antarctic (Scotia) Expedition led by William Speirs Bruce was overshadowed by the 1901–1904 British National Antarctic (Discovery) Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. The establishment of the independent Scottish expedition had been resented by those promoting the...
| Publicado en: | Scottish Geographical Journal Vol. 141; no. 1/2; pp. 139 - 161 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=185528161&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 185528161 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 14702541 8NB jtl: Scottish Geographical Journal issn: 14702541 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar-Jun2025 vid: 141 iid: 1/2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 185528161 10.1080/14702541.2024.2408490 ppf: 139 ppct: 22 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.5MB tig: atl: Medals awarded to the personnel of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: an inconsistency of recognition. aug: au: Mair, Bruce F. Stone, Philip affil: Independent Researcher, Edinburgh, United Kingdom British Geological Survey, The Lyell Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom su: Medals Recognition (Philosophy) Antarctic exploration Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 Antarctica sug: subj: Antarctica Medals Recognition (Philosophy) Antarctic exploration Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 keyword: Discovery Polar Medal Royal Scottish Geographical Society Scotia William Speirs Bruce ab: The 1902–1904 Scottish National Antarctic (Scotia) Expedition led by William Speirs Bruce was overshadowed by the 1901–1904 British National Antarctic (Discovery) Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. The establishment of the independent Scottish expedition had been resented by those promoting the 'official' British venture and the accolades accorded to each on their return home were very different. The Royal Scottish Geographical Society honoured both leaders with prestigious medals and later, after public pressure, rewarded Scotia's captain and scientific staff but not her officers or crew. By contrast, the Royal Geographical Society rewarded the leader and personnel of the Discovery expedition and completely ignored Scotia. An even greater demarcation arose when the Polar Medal was hastily created for the benefit of Scott and the Discovery team, and subsequently extended to the crews of their two relief ships. Aggrieved that his men had not received such public recognition, Bruce commissioned his own expedition silver medal, yet did not present it to all eligible personnel. His exclusion of artist William Cuthbertson and taxidermist Alastair Ross is paradoxical given his indignation over the partiality of other awards but may indicate some unacknowledged personal friction during the Scotia expedition. The paper illuminates the politics and personalities involved in recognition of the achievements of early twentieth-century Antarctic exploration after the events themselves. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Scottish Geographical Journal is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Scottish Geographical Journal holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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