Antarctica, Polar, Exploration: South Georgia

Kohl-Larsen, Ludwig. SOUTH GEORGIA: Gateway to Antarctica. 2003. First edition. 304pp with 40 photos and map. Publisher’s presentation bookplate on inner front board. Short inked number to front endpaper No other inscriptions. Near fine in near fine complete and unclipped dustwrapper. Kohl-Larsen first visited South Georgia in 1911 as the Doctor on Otto Nordenskjold’s expedition. Appendicitis cut short his time with the expedition but seeing South Georgia kindled an enthusiasm for the Antarctic. He married Captain Larsen's daughter and used his close connections with the Larsen family to return to the Antarctic, first in 1924 on board the whaling factory ship (Sir James Clark Ross) and then in 1929, to travel around South Georgia and film the wildlife. Kohl-Larsen spent a summer camping in various parts of the island, exploring the interior on skis, collecting natural history specimens and filming.