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Category Archives: Antarctica

Jacob Cross

Jacob Cross

Jacob Cross (18–1946) was a Petty Officer on the Discovery sailing to the Antarctic. Under the expedition’s zoologist he became a taxidermist preparing samples for the return home.

Posted byAndy ConnellyJune 4, 2018January 4, 2022Posted in19th century, 20th century, Antarctica, Taxidermy, UK1 Comment on Jacob Cross

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