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<p><font size=+4>The book</font>

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<p><font size=+1>published in 1962 by Longmans in Great Britain,

and simultaneously published in USA by Harper & Row as</font>

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<p><font size=+1>is well known to bird watchers and nature lovers around

the world.</font>

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<p><font size=+1>��Prince Philip's book is an account

for two off duty photographic</font>

<br><font size=+1>expeditions on the Royal Yacht </font><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+2><a href="http://www.plus44.co.uk/london44/tour/brit_more.html">H.M.Y

Britannia,</a></font></font><font size=+1> hence the English</font>

<br><font size=+1>title "BIRDS FROM <b><i>BRITANNIA</i></b>".</font>

<p><font size=+1>��Expedition 1 began from<b><i><font color="#FF0000">Kenya</font></i></b>

to the island paradise<b><i><font color="#009900"><a href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/se.html">Seychelles</a></font></i></b>

in Indian</font>

<br><font size=+1>Ocean , to Ceylon, Malaya (now Malaysia), Papua New Guinea,</font>

<br><font size=+1>Darwin, Alice Spring, to <b><i><font color="#993366">Melbourne</font></i></b>,

where the photographer Prince</font>

<br><font size=+1>joined the 1956 Olympic Games. The expedition continued

after</font>

<br><font size=+1>the game, from New Zealand to <a href="http://chathams.napier.govt.nz/">Chatham

Island </a>passing date line to</font>

<br><font size=+1>Graham Land Peninsular in the Antarctica, onward to Falkland,</font>

<br><font size=+1>and a number of isolated islands in the South Atlantic:

<a href="http://www.pbs.org/edens/southgeorgia/">South

Georgia</a>,</font>

<br><font size=+1><a href="http://www.unesco.org/whc/sites/740.htm">Gough

Island,</a> <a href="http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/johnfirth/tristan.html">Tristan

da Cunha</a> and ended at <a href="http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/johnfirth/sthelena.html#History of St.Helena">St.

Helena</a></font>

<br><font size=+1>�� The second expedition began from <b><i><font color="#FF0000">Singapore</font></i></b>,

through the Strait</font>

<br><font size=+1>of Malaca to Couching, Sandakan, <b><i><font color="#00CC00">Hong

Kong</font></i></b>, Malaita Island, Ocean Island</font>

<br><font size=+1>Vaitupur, Christmas Island through Panama Canal and ended

at <a href="http://www.maps.com/magellan/Images/BERMUD-W1.gif">Bermuda.</a></font>

<p><font size=+1>��Prince Philip's book is full of vivid

description of the ocean,</font>

<br><font size=+1>the sea birds, penguins, seals and wild life, reminiscent

of</font>

<br><font size=+1>Charles Darwin's Voyage on the Beagle.</font>

<p><b><font size=+1>�� <i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#000099">"The

colour of the sea can vary enormously, the North Sea, for</font></font></i></font></b>

<br><b><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#000099"><font size=+1>instance,

has a peculiar greyish-green colour even in fine weather.</font></font></font></i></b>

<br><b><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#000099"><font size=+1>The

sea off the west of Scotland has a special black look about it..</font></font></font></i></b>

<br><b><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#000099"><font size=+1>The

wine-dark seas of Homer's Mediterranean are again different</font></font></font></i></b>

<br><b><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#000099"><font size=+1>from

the inky black of Antarctic and to the much greener blue of the</font></font></font></i></b>

<br><b><i><font color="#000099"><font size=+1><font face="Baskerville">Indian

Ocean.....</font>"</font></font></i></b>

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<p><font size=+1>��The book is contain two parts, text

and photographs. The text</font>

<br><font size=+1>part consists of�� four sections</font>

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<h3>

<font size=+1>The Tropical Seas</font></h3>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Ascension Island in the South Atlantic</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>��lt;font color="#000000"> Sooty Tern, Booby,Frigate

Bird, Man/o'/war</font></font></li>

</ul>

</ul>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Christmas Island in South Pacific</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font color="#000000"><font size=+1>Blue grey Petrel, Whet Tern, Crested

Tern, land crab</font></font></li>

</ul>

</ul>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font color="#000000"><font size=+1>Gilbert Islanders and their canoes</font></font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Ellis Islands</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Battle of Tarawa</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Solomon Island</font></li>

</ul>

 

<h3>

<font size=+1>The Southern Oceans</font></h3>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>St. Helena</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Jamestown</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Longwood and Napoleon</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Wandering Albatross</font></li>

</ul>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Tristan da Cunha</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Fur seal, sea elephant, penguin</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Volcano</font></li>

</ul>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Gough Island</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>�Penguin</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>�Seabirds: Sooty Shearwater, Great Skuas and other two

dozen bird species.</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Fur Seal, Right Whale</font></li>

</ul>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Falkland Island</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Magellan Penguins, Steamer duck, dolphins</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Black browed Albatross, Mollymawks</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Shearwaters,Giant Petrel, Cape Pigeon, Cape Dove</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Whale-birds</font></li>

</ul>

</ul>

 

<h3>

<font size=+1>Sub Antarctic and Antarctic</font></h3>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Sperm Whale, Baleen Whale, Blue Whale</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>South Georgia</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Pintado Petrel, Sooty Albatross</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Hard to photographprions or whale birds</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Ian Rankin's book Atlantic Island</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>King Penguin,Adelie Penguin, Chinstriap Penguin and Gentoo

Penguin</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Elephant Seal</font></li>

</ul>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>South Shetland Island</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Admiral Bay</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Enormous Gentoo Penguin rookery</font></li>

</ul>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Deception Island</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>Sheathbill</font></li>

</ul>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Graham Land Peninsula</font></li>

 

<ul>

<li>

<font size=+1>John Bisco ship, tennis games</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Adelie Penguin rookery</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>A ride on dog sledge</font></li>

 

<li>

<font size=+1>Attacked by skuus</font></li>

</ul>

</ul>

<font size=+1>In closing, Prince Philip wrote :</font>

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<p><i><font color="#000099"><font size=+3>"Although we spent only a few

days in the area I can quite understand the fascination which the Antarctic

has for many people. It may be bleak and stark, but it has a kind of lonely,

empty beauty which exercises a very strong attraction. Graham Land, in

particular, with its steep mountains, icefalls and the ever-changing colour

of the snow, must have some of the most glorious scenery anywhere in the

world. Given half a chance, I would o back, if only to see the penguins

and the seabirds again."</font></font></i>

<p><font size=+2>About the Birds</font>

<p><font size=+1>������������

Extensive text accompanying the photographs.</font>

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<hr SIZE=5 WIDTH="88%">

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<h2>

<font size=+1>�Prince Philip's Photo Equipment's</font></h2>

 

<p><br><font size=+1>����Prince Philip's camera

equipment consisted of a Hasselblad with 250mm/f4.0 lens

a Minox,</font>

<br><font size=+1>a 35mm camera and cine camera.</font>

<br><font size=+1>���� A picture in the books shows

the casually attired photography Prince wearing a pair of</font>

<br><font size=+1>eyeglasses looking down closely at the focusing

screen of a Hasselblad</font>

<br><font size=+1>resting on the rail of Britannia yacht, and on his neck

was another camera</font>

<br><font size=+1>probably a 35 mm camera and most probably a Minox in

pocket.</font>

<p><font size=+1>����Based on the late

of the the expedition in 1956-7 and 1959, the Minox camera was probably

a Minox IIIs(made</font>

<br><font size=+1>between 1954- 1958)</font>

<p><font size=+1>����All the Minox pictures

taken by Prince Philip were in B&W, the films used were

probably�� ADOX 17,ADOX21, the B&W film available

at that period.</font>

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<p><b><font size=+2>Prince Philip's Bird Photography</font></b>

<p><font size=+1>����This book is abundantly

illustrated with photographs taken with Hasselbland and Minox

A.</font>

<br><font size=+1>�The brd and penguin photographs

are magnificent, to mention a few: plates like</font>

<ul>

<li>

<b><i><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>Blue-grey Noddies</font></font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>The WanderingAlbatross</font></font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>The Adult Wanderer</font></font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>The female Figate-birds</font></font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>King Penguins</font></font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>etc</font></font></i></b></li>

</ul>

<font size=+1>�are all excellent nature photography taken in

natural surroundings.</font>

<p><font size=+1>���� The flying birds pictures

were captured with Hasselbland with a long lens, clearly demonstrated��

the great photographic skill, sharp eyes and quick reflex of

the photographer Prince..</font>

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<p>

<hr SIZE=5 WIDTH="88%">

<h2>

<font size=+1>Prince Philip's Nature Photography with Minox</font></h2>

<font size=+1>��Hubert Heckmann in the book</font>

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<td ALIGN=CENTER><b><font color="#FFFFFF"><font size=+1>H</font>UBERT <font size=+1>E</font>.

<font size=+1>H</font>ECKMANN</font></b>

<p><b><font face="Rockwell"><font color="#FFFFFF"><font size=+4>MINOX</font></font></font></b>

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<p>t;/td>

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<b><font color="#FFFFFF"><font size=+3>V</font><font size=+2>ARIATIONS</font></font></b>

<br><b><font color="#FFFFFF"><font size=+2>IN</font><font size=+4>

8 x 11</font></font></b></td>

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</table></center>

 

<p><font size=+1>�� mentioned Prince Philip used his Minox camera

to document for the book Sea Birds </font><font size=+0>in Southern Waters.</font>

<p><font size=+1>Indeed ,lt;/font><font size=+0>Prince Philip

wrote in the </font><b><i><font face="Book Antiqua"><font size=+2>Introduction

</font></font></i></b><font size=+0>:</font>

<p><b><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+2>"

numbers 51,52,53,54,56,58,59,60,61,62,63, and 66, which I took</font></font></font></i></b>

<br><b><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+2>with

a Minox miniature camera."</font></font></font></i></b>

<br>

<br>

<center><table BORDER COLS=1 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#99FF99" >

<caption><b><font color="#000099"><font size=+2>Prince Philip'sPhotographs

taken with a MINOX 8x11 camera</font></font></b></caption>

 

<tr>

<td ALIGN=LEFT>

<ul>

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 51,52 : "This little party of Sheathbill

paid a call on the Yacht at Deception Islandlt;/font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 53 : "Elephant Seals are ungainly creatures

on land but they can still manage a good scratch"</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 54: "This very young Elephant Seal

was a little embarrassed at being found asleep in such a remarkable bed"</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 56: "An Indignant young Elephant Seal

and friend"</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 58 : " The John Bisco of the Falkland

Island Dependency Surveys in the ice of the Antarctic"</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 59: "Southern Harvester"</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 60: "Preparing to transfer by basket

from the Yacht to whale-catcher"</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 61: A Sperm whale</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 62: Arriving on board the whale catcher</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 63:Antarctic near the Grahamland

peninsula.</font></i></b></li>

 

<li>

<b><i><font color="#000099">Plate 66:Gentoo families</font></i></b></li>

</ul>

lt;/td>

</tr>

</table></center>

 

<br>

<p><font size=+1>������������

Prince Philip's book is the only published book describing

wild life in Antarctic with a portfolio of pictures of

seals, whales, penguins and birds in their natural habitat

taken with a Minox 8x11 camera.</font>

<br>

<br>

<h2>

<font size=+1>�Differences Between the Longmans edition

and Harper Row edition</font></h2>

 

<p><br><font size=+1>���� The Longmans edition and

the Harper Row edition were probably printed by the same printer.</font>

<br><font size=+1>The bulk of the text and photographs are the same.

The only difference is in the dust jacket.</font>

<p><font size=+1>The Longmans edition has a picture of a bird perching

on the flag mast of Yacht Britannia, the Harper edition has

picture of three sea birds soaring in the sky. Both pictures were not in

side the books. So if you collect both editions you get a complete

portfolio.</font>

<p><font size=+1>��Both edition were beautifully

printed.</font>

<p><font size=+1>��lt;/font><b><font size=+2> IMO,

Prince Philip's <font color="#3333FF">BIRDS FROM BRITANNIA></font>

or <i><font color="#3333FF">Seabirds in</font></i></font></b>

<br><b><font size=+2><i><font color="#3333FF">Southern Waters</font></i>

is a great book, and shall be on the bookshelf of every Minox��

collector.</font></b>

<br>

<br>

<br>

<br>

<br>

<p>

<hr width =50%><font size=+1><a href="http://www.camelotintl.com/royal/philip.html">Biography</a></font>

<p><font size=+1>-- martin tai (<a href="mailto:martin.tai@capcanada.com">martin.tai@capcanada.com</a>),

December 21, 1999. Revised Aug 12 2000</font></blockquote>

 

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<font size=+1>Answers</font></h3>

 

<h4>

<font size=+1>Response to H.R.H. The Prince Philip Duke of EDINBURGH: Seabirds

in Southern Waters</font></h4>

 

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<font size=+1>Prince Philip's Gold Minox</font></h3>

<font color="#0000FF"><font size=+2>In 1965, H.R.H. The Prince Philip Duke

of Edinburgh accompanied H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to Germany.

The Prime Minister of Hesse(where Minox GmbH Wetzlar belongs), Georg August

Zinn presented a Leicaflex to H.M Queen and a Gold Minox B with engraving

of a Royal Crown and the initials P.P to H.R.H. Prince Philip</font></font>

<p><font size=+1>-- (<a href="mailto:martin.tai@capcanada.com">martin.tai@capcanada.com</a>),

January 10, 2000. Revised August 12, 2000</font></blockquote>

 

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<h4>

<font size=+1>Response to H.R.H. The Prince Philip Duke of EDINBURGH: Seabirds

in Southern Waters</font></h4>

 

<blockquote><font size=+1>Sir Edmund Hillary, the famous explorer published

a new book: Sir Edmund Hillary View from the Top</font>

<p><font size=+1>In this book, Sir Edmond Hillary wrote about the exploration

strip of H.R.H Prince Philip in 1956. At that time the Royal Yacht visited

New Zealand, and Sir Edmund Hillary and his team was preparing for a trek

across the Antarctic on their ship Endeavor, which was "in the shadow of

Britannia". Prince Philip on his last day of stay at New Zealand, invited

Sir Edmund Hillary's whole Antarctic exploration team to the Royal Yacht

Britannia.</font>

<p><font size=+1>Many years later, they met at a WWF conference.</font>

<p><font size=+1>-- martin tai (<a href="mailto:martin.tai@capcanada.com">martin.tai@capcanada.com</a>),

January 10, 2000.</font></blockquote>

 

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<h3> Prince Philip's Gold Minox </h3>

<p><p><font size=+2 color="blue"> In 1965, H.R.H. The Prince Philip

Duke of Edinburgh accompanied H.M.

Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to Germany. The Prime Minister

of Hesse(where Minox GmbH Wetzlar belongs), Georg August Zinn

presented a Gold Minox B with engraving of a Royal Crown and the

initials P.P to H.R.H. Prince Philip </font>

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Sir Edmund Hillary, the famous explorer published a new book: Sir

Edmund Hillary View from the Top

<p> In this book, Sir Edmond Hillary wrote about the exploration

strip of H.R.H Prince Philip in 1956. At that time the Royal Yacht

visited

New Zealand, and Sir Edmund Hillary and his team was preparing for

a trek across the Antarctic on their ship Endeavor, which was "in the

shadow of Britannia". Prince Philip on his last day of stay

at New Zealand, invited Sir Edmund Hillary's whole Antarctic

exploration team to the Royal Yacht Britannia.

<p> Many years later, they met at a WWF conference.

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It is hard to find this book with clean dust jacket<p>

After some effort, I manage to get one copy of each of the two

editions with good cover<p>

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<p> Of the two editions, the Harper edition is only partially cloth bound,

while the Longman edition was bound in royal blue cloth, prettier.

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