14th of July
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events
1790 - Sealing begins on South Georgia, the sealers are mainly American as Europe is involved in the Napoleonic Wars. By 1822 the Southern Fur Seal was almost extinct on the island.
1904 - Ernest Gourdon geologist and glaciologist (l) and Paul Pleneau (r) photographer, enjoy a glass of Mumm Champagne in Antarctica on Bastille Day. A publicity shot for Mumm Champagne one of the expedition sponsors. French Antarctic Expedition, 1903 - 1905 on the Francais
