On the Design of the Antarctic Exploration Vessel "Discovery"

By W.E. Smith, Esq. C.E.

London, Transaction of the Institute of Naval Architects, 1905, Vol. xlvii, Part 1. 4to, pp 1- 42, 1 full page photographic plate of the S.S. “Discovery” and 7 foldout plates showing the original scaled drawing plans, sections and details of the ship Discovery. Bound in modern tan cloth & thick papered boards and in excellent condition. Very Scarce.

Scaled fold-out plans include:

Plate 1: Sheer Drawing

Plate 2: Plan Upper & Lower Decks

Plate 3: Plan of Hold & Sections; Plan of Forecastle

Plate 4: Midship Section; Disposition of Framing

Plate 5: Rigging Plan

Plate 6: Arrangement of Lifting Rudder & Propeller

Plate 7: Sketch Showing Method of Detaching Propeller

A Scarce publication produced shortly after Robert Falcon’s Scott’s very successful Voyage of Discovery (1901-1904) to Antarctica