#on the franklin expedition

[forestofsprites]

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

[heartnell]

Do you ever go insane...do you ever lose your mind...

[the-web-of-iris]

Thanks Google, just what I wanted!

[astralwhat]

not here! the white north has thy bones

[rosedawsontyler]

Comparisons of the same areas aboard the HMS Erebus wreck (left) and the HMS Terror wreck (right)

HMS Terror is in pristine condition and I get so excited thinking about what we'll learn once Parks Canada is able to more fully explore the wreck and gather more artifacts. I believe they'll be doing more work on Terror this year if weather permits.

(credit in image)

[cemeterything]

>dies anyway

[queeroldweapon]

The doomed Franklin expedition, circa 1848 (artist’s interpretation)

[birdthatisbored]

HAPPY 177TH BIRTHDAY TO HER!!!!!

[even-in-arcadia]

neither alive nor dead but a secret, worse thing (stuck in the pack)

[jeyneofpoole]

my favorite anecdote about the franklin expedition ever. brother we are going the wrong way!!!!

[idontkniwanythgin]

Reading anything about Arctic explorers you're just sitting there like

[forestofsprites]

for your franklin expedition lore of the day (one that definitely hasnt made me cry thrice or fourfold): there was a pair of brothers on the expedition, thomas and john hartnell. both assigned to the erebus, both as able seamen. their mother had even sent them a joint letter. john died early in the expedition from what's really been an ongoing debate for 40 years- pneumonia, tb, exacerbated by zinc deficiency/malnourishment/high lead content, a combo whammy of them all probably- and was given a full-on, parish-style, naval-style burial on beechey island, where the expedition had spent their first winter. now that's lore enough, that's imagery enough, but the bit that gets me is the fact that upon exhumation in the 80s, it was found that john had been buried in one of his brother's shirts, with the initials t.h embroidered on the tag

[petoskeystones]

happy 176th victory point note day to all who celebrate!

25th April 1848

HMShips Terror and Erebus were deserted on the 22nd April 5 leagues NNW of this having been beset since 12th Sept 1846.

The officers and crews consisting of 105 souls under the command of Captain F. R. M. Crozier landed here — in Lat. 69°37’42’’ Long. 98°41’

This paper was found by Lt. Irving under the cairn supposed to have been built by Sir James Ross in 1831 — 4 miles to the Northward — where it had been deposited by the late Commander Gore in May June 1847.

Sir James Ross’ pillar has not however been found and the paper has been transferred to this position which is that in which Sir J. Ross’ pillar was erected.

Sir John Franklin died on the 11th of June 1847 and the total loss by deaths in the Expedition has been to this date 9 officers and 15 men.

[signed] F. R. M. Crozier Captain & Senior Offr

And start on tomorrow 26th for Backs Fish River

[signed] James Fitzjames Captain HMS Erebus

[croziers-compass]

The Terror

[slow-burn-sally]

[saintharrowhark]