CONTENTS 



OF 



THE FIRST VOLUME 



CHAPTER I 



HISTORICAL 



Attention first drawn to Antarctic Regions by Delineation of Map 

 Makers— Earliest References to Climatic Conditions - Varthema— 

 Vasco da Gama — Drake — Quiros — Tasman — Kerguelen— Cook — 

 Bellingshausen — Weddell— Biscoe— Balleny — D' Urville— Wilkes 

 — Ross— Later Expeditions — 'Challenger' Expedition and Re- 

 sult — Inception of National Antarctic Expedition — Sir Clements 

 Markham — Action of Societies— Mr. Longstaff — Decision to build 

 new Ship — My own Appointment — Finance Committee — Naval 

 Crew — Purchase of Stores 



CHAPTER II 



PREPARATION 



Ships of former Polar Voyages— Ship Committee — Design of the 

 • Discovery ' — Choice of a Name — Description of the Ship — Mag- 

 netic Observatory — Living Spaces — Holds, &c. —Sails — Launch 

 of the Ship —The Officers appointed — The Warrant Officers — The 

 Men — Division of the Antarctic Regions— Prospect of Victoria 

 Quadrant — The Instructions — Acknowledgment of Assistance 32 



