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Of polar exploration. it is quite astounding to be standing as close to history as you can. these charts, used on the expedition, mark the progress of the terra nova as it negotiated the pack ice before finding a place for the team to land. it is absolutely unbelievable to think that scott stood over these charts while he was planning his routes and making decisions on the go. plymothian francis davies was a carpenter on the antarctic expedition. his collection of items kept within the family will be auctioned tomorrow. they don t come up that often and they do generate a tremendous amount of interest because they are from what people consider to be the golden age or the heroic age of exploration of scott and shackleton and such like. so they are very difficult to put a value on because they are unique one off pieces. like this receipt for the wood bought to build the expedition huts. davies apparently challenged ....