{"product_id":"the-painter-and-the-penguin-paperback","title":"The Painter and the Penguin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerbrand Kip\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat others said about Joseph van Waterschoot van der Gracht, Dutch explorer, balloon commander, geologist, penguin enthusiast and painter on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1912-1913: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He is a highly skilled geologist, and also an artist and photographer of exceptional ability.\"\u003cbr\u003e- David Orme Masson, a member of the AAE Advisory Committee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... a very fine fellow...\"\u003cbr\u003e- John George Hunter, Main Base, Australasian Antarctic Expedition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... I have written to Prof. Masson suggesting that Mr. Van der Gracht, a very clever Dutch geologist, should be taken on the trip when you go down to fetch Mawson.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Sir Ernest Shackleton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mawson regarded him as a con-man and did not like his paintings.\"\u003cbr\u003e- David Francis Branagan, Associate Professor of Geology, \u003cbr\u003eDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67958378463453,"sku":"9798235931992","price":43.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4-2szfPrG_9798235931992.webp?v=1790808742","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-painter-and-the-penguin-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}