Coasts]]> Islands]]> Thomson, John Turnbull]]> Image]]> Still Image]]> Watercolors]]> Art]]> Scotland]]> Nineteenth century]]> Psalms of David does not carry either of these two distinctive designs, there is the Celtic feel to the red morocco cover, with its interlacing patterns of knots and circles. Notice the very delicate blind-tooling around the inner frame, and the flower corner-pieces. This very Scottish book also has gilt edges, and gold-tooled turn-ins.]]> ___]]> Discovery. The SNAE was led by experienced polar scientist and explorer, William Spiers Bruce and the expedition party left Scotland aboard the Scotia on November 2nd, 1902. During their research time in Antarctica a meteorological base was set up and became a permanent feature of the Antarctic landscape. Administered by the Argentinians and named Orcadas Base, the weather station has been in continuous operation since its inception and it is thought that the scientific research carried out during the expedition ‘laid the foundation of modern climate change studies’ (Wikipedia).]]> ___]]> Discovery. The SNAE was led by experienced polar scientist and explorer, William Spiers Bruce and the expedition party left Scotland aboard the Scotia on November 2nd, 1902. During their research time in Antarctica a meteorological base was set up and became a permanent feature of the Antarctic landscape. Administered by the Argentinians and named Orcadas Base, the weather station has been in continuous operation since its inception and it is thought that the scientific research carried out during the expedition ‘laid the foundation of modern climate change studies’ (Wikipedia).]]> ___]]>