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#currently at this exact moment working on one for the archaeological remains at Beechey island (from the Franklin expedition's first winter
forestofsprites
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65% of my work atm is essentially taking historical maps/first-hand accounts and plotting them to modern day satellite, google earth imagery, and boy ! mapping in the 19th century, huh
#currently at this exact moment working on one for the archaeological remains at Beechey island (from the Franklin expedition's first winter
#camp)
#so I'm mainly relying on the accounts and haphazard maps from the 1850s/60s rescue missions
#and they are... vague<3
#the written accounts are quite good- but they're using language that truly is only helpful if you are on the ground at Beechey island
#and the map? THE MAP? oh boy
#god love them- they had like a few days at the end of August to chart and scour (they were also primarily focused on finding written
#proof of where Franklin and the boys went from Beechey island come spring)
#plus 1851... mapping is not so easy as it is today
#but good lord they're shit
#also impeding is the nature of the arctic- how many times has ice been mistaken for land masses you know
#^ a lot
#it is fun though I'm quite autistic about maps and organizing
#i've been in this course and working w/ this professor for 6 weeks and i'm already a walking franklin encyclopedia
#i have so many fun facts!! so many!
#on the franklin expedition
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