Day 237. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
24th March 1860:
Saturday 24th. Fishing in the afternoon,…
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Day 236. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
23rd March 1860:Friday 23rd. Sailed the Argonaut and Lady Elma Bruce of Liverpool and the Parsee and Vallismeria of London. The Lady Elma Bruce nearly Got foul of us, hauling out, we had to brace our Yards sharp up.
Taming the Leviathan
Things are beginning to come together for our exhibition, ‘Poles Apart: changing attitudes to whaling in the 20th century’, at the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Here are a few snaps from the installation…
Day 235. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
22nd March 1860:
Thursday 22. Wrote home and to H.…
Day 234. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
21st March 1860:Wednesday 21st. Arrived the Le. Quellec of Havre and Wrissel Castle of Goole.
How many ways can you view the solar eclipse?
At 9:30 this morning, several of the special collections team took an early morning break, found a sunny patch of grass and experienced the solar eclipse; which reached about 95% […]
Day 233. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
20th March 1860:
Tuesday 20th. Sailed the Batavia of…
Reading the Collections, Week 7: The Book of Bosh
I have a few truly vivid memories of being six years old: the time I jumped from the monkey bars because I wanted to break my arm and get a […]
Day 232. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
19th March 1860:
Monday 19th. Sailed the Lora Stanley of…
Day 231. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
18th March 1860:Sunday 18th. A mail Boat came close past our ship. Some of the men ashore.