No But I Think It Would Be Great Fun

Edwin Landseer (1802-1873) “Man Proposes, God Disposes” (1864) Animalier Located in the Royal Holloway, University of London, London, England

The painting was inspired by the search and disappearance of Sir John Franklin’s lost 1845 Arctic expedition that had set out to explore the Northwest Passage.

are you really telling me i can order a poster of sir john franklin's meat to hang in my home

A football or rugby game between sailors and officers, in front of HMS Terror, during the Back arctic expedition 1836, by first lieutenant William Smyth 1836

The Thing (1982) dir. John Carpenter

via imbd

Arctic arches

Sergey Aleshchenko

Greenland, Scorsby Fjord

Scoresby Sund, Greenland

Erebus and Terror in the Antarctic. The ships almost never made it to the arctic. In 1842, three years before sailing into the northwest passage, the ships collided with each other at the opposite end of the earth. James Clark Ross, then at the helm of Erebus, turned sharp to avoid a massive iceberg. Crozier, commanding Terror, was unable to avoid smashing into Erebus. The collision jolted the crew, and the two ships’ rigging became entangled for what must have been a harrowing incident until Terror was able to break free. Form what I’ve read, Crozier recalled that he merely acted and didn’t quite remember what he did to break free.

Today happens to be the last Friday of the year! Thanks for hanging out with us for 2019. Here’s to 2020.

Let’s make it a great year and do what we can to make this world a better place for everyone. Much love.

Photo via: Nature: Snow Bears

In 1869 the New Bedford artist and photographer William Bradford took part in an expedition to northern Greenland sponsored by a Boston family. The trip was documented in this book, with albumen photos that are considered the finest artic photos of the mid to late 19 th century. The book is scarce with copies selling in the 125-150000 range.

It's time to rewatch The Terror

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