Scott, Sir Robert Falcon. Autograph letter signed to Mr [Gerald] Christy, confirming lecture plans: ‘Dear Mr Christy I have written to Sir Seymour at Devonport asking him to preside on Dec. 7th. Yours faithfully Robert Falcon Scott’, 1 page, on headed stationary for 80, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, S. W., 170 x 119mm, 21 October (1904) Note: On 7 December 1904, Sir Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) delivered a lecture at the Guildhall, Plymouth titled ‘Farthest South’, that presented the voyage of the Discovery to the South Polar Regions. Part of the Moon & Sons’ lectures series, the evening was chaired by Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour and was copiously illustrated with more than 150 slides. Delivered just three months after his return, and following his public appearance at the Royal Albert Hall on 7 November, it was one of the earliest accounts of the voyage he offered the public. Condition: Foxing spots. Category: Books, Maps & Manuscripts/Autographs & Manuscripts Estimate: 800-1200 GBP