Sought-after TLS signed “E. H. Shackleton,” one page, 8 x 10, RMS Mauretania letterhead, March 27, 1913. Letter to Philip G. Straus, in full: "In answer to yours: a. The furthest south point reached was Lat. 88. 23 South, b. The expedition returned to civilization March 25, 1909." In fine condition. Roughly two months after the start of their Nimrod Expedition, Shackleton and his crew of Frank Wild, Eric Marshall and Jameson Adams reached their most southerly point— "Lat. 88. 23 South"—on January 9, 1909, a mere 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole. The British flag was planted, Shackleton named the polar plateau after King Edward VII, and the men turned home. Shackleton's record stood for less than three years before being passed by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen on December 7, 1911.
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