Scott’s Last Expedition

E423301

edited collection non-fiction book travel literature

Scott’s Last Expedition is a two-volume edited collection of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s journals and related materials from his ill-fated Antarctic expedition, compiled and published by Leonard Huxley.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Scott’s Last Expedition canonical	2
Volume I: The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott	1
Volume II: The Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4250146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scott’s Last Expedition
Context triple: [Leonard Huxley, notableWork, Scott’s Last Expedition]

A. King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines is an 1885 adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard that follows explorer Allan Quatermain on a perilous expedition into unexplored African territory in search of a legendary treasure.
B. The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage is a 1904 French silent fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès, renowned for its pioneering special effects and imaginative depiction of a fantastical journey.
C. The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
D. The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
E. Farthest North
Farthest North is Fridtjof Nansen’s classic account of his pioneering 1893–1896 Arctic expedition toward the North Pole, blending exploration narrative with scientific observation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scott’s Last Expedition
Target entity description: Scott’s Last Expedition is a two-volume edited collection of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s journals and related materials from his ill-fated Antarctic expedition, compiled and published by Leonard Huxley.

A. King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines is an 1885 adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard that follows explorer Allan Quatermain on a perilous expedition into unexplored African territory in search of a legendary treasure.
B. The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage is a 1904 French silent fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès, renowned for its pioneering special effects and imaginative depiction of a fantastical journey.
C. The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
D. The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
E. Farthest North
Farthest North is Fridtjof Nansen’s classic account of his pioneering 1893–1896 Arctic expedition toward the North Pole, blending exploration narrative with scientific observation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	edited collection ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
author	Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ
basedOn	journals of Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ letters of Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ reports of the Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts	ill-fated South Pole journey of Scott’s polar party ⓘ
describesEvent	race to the South Pole against Roald Amundsen ⓘ
documents	hardships of polar travel ⓘ scientific work of the British Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
editor	Leonard Huxley ⓘ
follows	The Voyage of the Discovery ⓘ
genre	diary ⓘ exploration narrative ⓘ
hasIllustrationsBy	Edward Adrian Wilson ⓘ
hasInfluenced	public perception of Scott’s Antarctic expedition ⓘ
hasLaterEdition	abridged editions ⓘ single-volume editions ⓘ
hasPart	Volume I: The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott ⓘ linked to: Scott’s Last Expedition Volume II: The Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition ⓘ linked to: Scott’s Last Expedition
includes	Scott’s final diary entries ⓘ prefatory material by Leonard Huxley ⓘ
isAboutDeathOf	Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification	G850 1910 .S4 ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notablePersonDepicted	Edgar Evans ⓘ Edward Adrian Wilson ⓘ Henry Robertson Bowers ⓘ Lawrence Oates ⓘ Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	2 ⓘ
oclcNumber	4583652 ⓘ
placeOfPublication	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
publicationYear	1913 ⓘ
publisher	Smith, Elder & Co. ⓘ
setting	Antarctica ⓘ Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ South Pole ⓘ
subject	Antarctic exploration ⓘ British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913 ⓘ linked to: British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ linked to: British Antarctic Expedition
timePeriodDescribed	1910–1913 ⓘ
title	Scott’s Last Expedition ⓘ
tone	heroic ⓘ tragic ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leonard Huxley → notableWork → Scott’s Last Expedition ⓘ

Scott’s Last Expedition → title → Scott’s Last Expedition ⓘ

Scott’s Last Expedition → hasPart → Volume I: The Journals of Captain R. F. Scott ⓘ

linked to: Scott’s Last Expedition

Scott’s Last Expedition → hasPart → Volume II: The Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition ⓘ