IDNO

P.86089.PAT

Description

An expedition member, Derek Leaf, standing on high lookout point at the head of Smoo cove, a narrow bay on the way to Durness.

Place

Europe British Isles; United Kingdom; Scotland; Loch Eriboll; Smoo Cove

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Derek Leaf

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Paterson, Thomas Thompson

Date

29 June - 1 July 1937

Collection Name

Paterson Collection

Source

Paterson, Erik T.

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Related Image: Same image mounted in James Wordie’s 1937 album with the number and caption:
“June 29.”
“51 -. Leaf at the head of a narrow bay (Smoo [Cove]), on the way to Durness.”
See Related Documents File. [Jocelyne Dudding 3/3/2008]

Bibliographical Reference: J. M. Wordie; H. Carmichael; E. G. Dymond; T. C. Lethbridge, ‘An Expedition to North West Greenland and the Canadian Arctic in 1937’ in The Geographical Journal, Vol. 92, No. 5. (Nov., 1938), pp. 385-418.
Text on p. 388 includes:
“The Isbjorn reached Leith from Norway on June 25, took our party on board, and left early on the 27th bound for Godhavn on Disko Island. Next morning strong westerly winds headed us through the Pentland Firth, and in the afternoon we thought it best to run into Loch Eriboll for shelter, as the lack of keel, while very suitable for worming through ice, made difficult steering against head seas and contrary winds, and progress in these conditions was slow and uneconomical. Two days were spent in Eriboll, and we did not therefore start on the Atlantic passage westwards from Cape Wrath till July 1”. [JD 13/2/2007]

P.86084.PAT to P.86583.PAT were found wrapped in the card now numbered C446/1/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 13/2/2007]