Nick
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Boats in cold places is my thing. Books are life.
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JUST IN: Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.
Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97
Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.
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August 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
JUST IN: Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.
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I'm going through John Barrow Jr's Franklin Search correspondence & found this fun overview Captain Henry Kellett sent him of the captains of the vessels in the 1852-54 Search. Steady Sherry & Irish Macca!! [Kellett to Barrow Jr. 26 April 1852]
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
July 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm going through John Barrow Jr's Franklin Search correspondence & found this fun overview Captain Henry Kellett sent him of the captains of the vessels in the 1852-54 Search. Steady Sherry & Irish Macca!! [Kellett to Barrow Jr. 26 April 1852]
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
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It's exactly 171 years since #FranklinSearch ships HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid were abandoned in the Arctic by The Odious Edward Belcher.
No, I'm not over it.
No, I'm not over it.
May 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It's exactly 171 years since #FranklinSearch ships HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid were abandoned in the Arctic by The Odious Edward Belcher.
No, I'm not over it.
No, I'm not over it.
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*crosses out “planting flags” and replaces it with “putting tariffs”*
April 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
*crosses out “planting flags” and replaces it with “putting tariffs”*
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"...if intelligence be not received, before the 31st March of the officers and crews of HMS Erebus and Terror being alive, they will be considered as having died in service."
This "sentence of death", as Lady Franklin described it, fell on the #FranklinExpedition OTD in 1854. #NavalHistory
This "sentence of death", as Lady Franklin described it, fell on the #FranklinExpedition OTD in 1854. #NavalHistory
March 31, 2024 at 10:01 AM
"...if intelligence be not received, before the 31st March of the officers and crews of HMS Erebus and Terror being alive, they will be considered as having died in service."
This "sentence of death", as Lady Franklin described it, fell on the #FranklinExpedition OTD in 1854. #NavalHistory
This "sentence of death", as Lady Franklin described it, fell on the #FranklinExpedition OTD in 1854. #NavalHistory
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31 March 1854. The bureaucratic death of the Franklin Expedition: "Officers and ships Company are to be considered as having died in the Service & their wages are to be paid to their Relatives to 31 March 1854" [HMS Erebus muster, The National Archives] #NavalHistory
March 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
31 March 1854. The bureaucratic death of the Franklin Expedition: "Officers and ships Company are to be considered as having died in the Service & their wages are to be paid to their Relatives to 31 March 1854" [HMS Erebus muster, The National Archives] #NavalHistory
Strange question, does anyone know what fur is wrapped around Ross in this painting?
February 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Strange question, does anyone know what fur is wrapped around Ross in this painting?
New additions to the polar library. Halls second book and Woodwards biography of Jane Franklin. Halls book came with a lovely map.
February 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New additions to the polar library. Halls second book and Woodwards biography of Jane Franklin. Halls book came with a lovely map.
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Anne Strathie, polar biographer and excellent person, is giving a talk at the RGS on her newest book, Monday 27 Jan 14:30 GMT. Register online to attend in person or join the Zoom livestream: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects
Anne returns with her fourth polar book to talk about objects from a period of exploration.
www.rgs.org
January 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Anne Strathie, polar biographer and excellent person, is giving a talk at the RGS on her newest book, Monday 27 Jan 14:30 GMT. Register online to attend in person or join the Zoom livestream: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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Robert Anstruther Goodsir died OTD in 1895, aged 71. Much of his life is opaque. But what we /do/ have shows a brave, brilliant, compassionate man, who often put himself at great risk to help others.
He's also the best writer by far of all the people who searched for the #FranklinExpedition.
He's also the best writer by far of all the people who searched for the #FranklinExpedition.
January 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Robert Anstruther Goodsir died OTD in 1895, aged 71. Much of his life is opaque. But what we /do/ have shows a brave, brilliant, compassionate man, who often put himself at great risk to help others.
He's also the best writer by far of all the people who searched for the #FranklinExpedition.
He's also the best writer by far of all the people who searched for the #FranklinExpedition.
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He wasn't the only brother or son or uncle who went to the Arctic looking for a much-loved missing family member on Erebus or Terror. But he appears to be the only one whose account has survived, albeit hidden under a pseudonym in an Australian newspaper.
finger-post.blog/robert-goods...
finger-post.blog/robert-goods...
Part one: Australia, 1880 - THERE STOOD NO FRIENDLY FINGER-POST TO GUIDE US
In 1880, an astonishing account of a search for the Franklin Expedition was published in Australia. The author was Robert Anstruther Goodsir.
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January 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
He wasn't the only brother or son or uncle who went to the Arctic looking for a much-loved missing family member on Erebus or Terror. But he appears to be the only one whose account has survived, albeit hidden under a pseudonym in an Australian newspaper.
finger-post.blog/robert-goods...
finger-post.blog/robert-goods...
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So pleased to finally see Fitzjames represented at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich! His saving of a man from drowning at great personal risk was indeed heroic. 👏 His adoptive father Robert Coningham was so proud that Fitzjames was awarded this cup & gave it a place of honour in his house.
January 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
So pleased to finally see Fitzjames represented at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich! His saving of a man from drowning at great personal risk was indeed heroic. 👏 His adoptive father Robert Coningham was so proud that Fitzjames was awarded this cup & gave it a place of honour in his house.
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It's 179 years since John Torrington, stoker on HMS Terror, died on board his ship at Beechey Island in Nunavut.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
January 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's 179 years since John Torrington, stoker on HMS Terror, died on board his ship at Beechey Island in Nunavut.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
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Few people have embodied the oral history of the #FranklinExpedition as completely as Tookoolito (Hannah). Her many achievements as interpreter and guide came at great personal cost. She died OTD in 1876, aged only 38.
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/too...
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/too...
December 31, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Few people have embodied the oral history of the #FranklinExpedition as completely as Tookoolito (Hannah). Her many achievements as interpreter and guide came at great personal cost. She died OTD in 1876, aged only 38.
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/too...
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/too...
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Merychippus everyone 🎄🐎
December 24, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Merychippus everyone 🎄🐎
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As usual I had so much fun at Terror Camp this year - and learned A LOT!! www.polygon.com/culture/5009...
My favorite event of 2024 was Terror Camp
Terror Camp is an online conference where polar exploration meets fandom, with spectacular results
www.polygon.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
As usual I had so much fun at Terror Camp this year - and learned A LOT!! www.polygon.com/culture/5009...
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Also since it’s Antarctic kitten time, this is an older drawing that I’m not particularly proud of but I put a filter over it so here, have some kittens and a perplexed Ross
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Also since it’s Antarctic kitten time, this is an older drawing that I’m not particularly proud of but I put a filter over it so here, have some kittens and a perplexed Ross
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Every Videogame From 1954. Happy Holidays!
December 17, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Every Videogame From 1954. Happy Holidays!
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behold my greatest piece of terror fanart: captain francis claw-zier
December 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
behold my greatest piece of terror fanart: captain francis claw-zier
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#OnThisDay in 1824 #SirJohnFranklin replied to his wife, Eleanor, about Christmas arrangements and the size of that flag. Apparently the size she's been given is for a ship, whereas he only needs her to make one big enough for a boat.
#FranklinExpedition
#FranklinExpedition
December 16, 2024 at 12:54 PM
#OnThisDay in 1824 #SirJohnFranklin replied to his wife, Eleanor, about Christmas arrangements and the size of that flag. Apparently the size she's been given is for a ship, whereas he only needs her to make one big enough for a boat.
#FranklinExpedition
#FranklinExpedition
Excellent analysis on the Beechey Island grave markers! Fine work by Logan and Alison!
www.illuminator.blog/p/gravemarke...
www.illuminator.blog/p/gravemarke...
New transcriptions of the Beechey Island gravemarkers.
By Logan Zachary & Alison Freebairn. December 11th, 2024 (1st installment: January 21st, 2024) . ▽ Photographs by Logan Zachary. B...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Excellent analysis on the Beechey Island grave markers! Fine work by Logan and Alison!
www.illuminator.blog/p/gravemarke...
www.illuminator.blog/p/gravemarke...
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