Formerly the property of Commander C J W (Jim) Simpson, Arc...

Formerly the property of Commander C J W (Jim) Simpson, Arctic Explorer. An Edwardian oak pedestal desk, gilt tooled red leather wring section over three frieze drawers, raised on pedestal supports fitted three short graduated drawers, 106cm wide. together with a copy of Simpson Cmdr C J W ' North Ice. The story of the British North Greenland Expedition', Hodder & Stoughton, 1957, inscribed to title page ' To Effie, from Jaime and in memory of our mother without whom it would never have happened 18th March 1957'. *Notes- Commander Cortland James Woore Simpson (1911-2002), commonly known as Jim Simpson, was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and polar explorer who famously led the British North Greenland Expedition from 1952 to 1954. This scientific mission, which involved a team of 30 men primarily serving military personnel conducting glaciological, meteorological, and geological research. The expedition provided critical data on Arctic environments and ice sheet movement, and carried out pioneering ascents in the Barth Mountains. For his leadership, Simpson was awarded the CBE in 1956 and the Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society.

Estimate:£60

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