If you’re in Wellington you can pay tribute to the true hero — Mrs Chippy — at this monument. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mrs-chippy-monument
#history #nzhistory #BritishHistory #Antarctica #MrsChippyWasMurdered #ErnestShackleton #wellington
Hat (cat?) tip to @annamal
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This toot-thread was inspired by this woefully misleading children’s book which has the audacity to mention Mrs Chippy but not that Ernie ordered her murder in (literal) cold blood.
#history #HistoricalRevisionism #JusticeForMrsChippy #ErnestShackleton
#history #historicalrevisionism #justiceformrschippy #ErnestShackleton
One of the most overrated and misunderstood guys. He literally didn’t do anything other than have good posthumous PR.
5/5
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#history #ErnestShackleton #failson #mrschippywasmurdered
Tonight’s supper reading, Mensun Bound’s “The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance”. I was lucky to get a signed copy from my local bookshop. I rarely read print now due to neuro disease, but this one’s layout and structure is me friendly.
#ErnestShackleton #Shackleton #Antarctic #Antarctica #Endurance #Exploration #Explorers #HistoricShips #Shipwreck #Shipwrecks #Books #Reading #NonFiction #History #Archaeology #Maritime #MaritimeArchaeology
#maritimearchaeology #maritime #archaeology #history #nonfiction #reading #books #shipwrecks #shipwreck #historicships #explorers #exploration #endurance #antarctica #antarctic #Shackleton #ErnestShackleton
An #unrealEngine visualization project I must return to - a flying virtual tour of #SouthGeorgia #island with an 'introduction' by #ErnestShackleton. This was created using an early version of #CesiumforUnreal, so it'll be interesting to revisit and update in the future when I have some time! Hope you enjoy it. #subAntarctic #digitalHistory #GIS #unrealEngine
https://vimeo.com/579339626
#unrealengine #subantarctic #digitalhistory #gis #cesiumforunreal #southgeorgia #island #ErnestShackleton