In the field of of women's clothing a Basque is a kind of tight bodice[?].
Nowadays the basque is often thought of as a piece of erotic lingerie, with fetishistic overtones.
... Shackleton, (1874-1922), attempted to reach the South Pole and came further south than anyone before him
John Hanning Speke, (1827-1864), discovered Lake Victoria
Henry ...