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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 10d

🎂 Happy 246th Birthday to William Scoresby Junior, born on this day #OTD in 1789!

#Arctic #History #Explorer #Exploration #Science #Arcticexploration #NorthPole #NorthWestPassage

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 21d

🦤 Extinct birds: London: Hutchinson & Co. ..., 1907.

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Illustration of a dodo bird (Didus cucullatus) standing on a patch of ground with sparse grass. The bird has a large, curved beak, a rounded body covered in dark grayish-black feathers, a small beige patch on its wings, and a tufted, curled white tail. Its thick legs have strong, clawed feet. The background is minimal, highlighting the dodo as an extinct species from the early 20th century. This historical depiction emphasizes the bird’s stout build and distinctive features.

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 15d

Of course, Scoresby's efforts to divide the Parish of Bradford were only a small part of his time as Vicar. Little work has been done on Scoresby's time in Bradford, as indicated by the disorganised state of his Bradford papers in Whitby Museum

Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 15d

(...) by institutional interests. When he returned in late 1844, Scoresby learnt that his plan had been deliberately quashed. Encouraged by other frustrations, Scoresby resigned in 1846. In this letter, he wrote of his time in Bradford that "The Lord sent me here for a great thorough painful work".

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 15d

Instead, Scoresby was instructed to take leave for 6 months. He took the opportunity to tour America. During his absence, the ecclesiastical commission proceeded with their own parocial division plan. Like his attempts to lead an Arctic expedition from 1817 to 1823, Scoresby had been overuled (...)

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 15d

One part of this plan was the parochial subdivision of Bradford. Following advice from the Bishop of Ripon, Scoresby submitted several applications for division to the ecclesiastical commissioners. By 1844, Scoresby had grown deeply disillusioned after issues in his parish and attempted to resign.

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 15d

Those of you who know of William #Scoresby Junior probably know him as an #Arctic explorer and a scientist, but likely aren't aware of his brief stint as Vicar of Bradford (1839-1847). When inducted as Vicar, Scoresby pushed his utopian vision in an 11 part plan to revive the Parish. (...)

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · 29d

CONFUSING #ARCTIC TERMINOLOGY

In the 19th c. British #whalers used several different names for Greenland & Spitsbergen

Greenland was sometimes called ‘West Greenland’ or ‘Old Greenland’

Spitsbergen was called ‘East Greenland’, ‘New Greenland' or, confusingly, ‘Greenland’!

Pic: #Scoresby Jr map

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Sep 9

Had Scoresby travelled with Ross, he would likely have identified the Croker Mountains as a mirage and led the expedition to spend a winter in the Arctic. Would Scoresby have found a NW passage? Likely not. What a fascinating map to have found in Whitby Museum's Scoresby papers collection!

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Sep 9

Scoresby met with Banks and Barrow in December 1817, expecting to be offered the command of an Arctic expedition. Instead, he recieved an icy reception from Barrow, and was offered the less preferable position of a master. For the rest of his life, Scoresby regarded this offer as a snub.

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Sep 9

John Ross' 1818 expedition was partially initiated by Scoresby's report in 1817 that ice surrounding Spitsbergen had receded. After discussing the reduction in ice with Joseph Banks and John Barrow, Scoresby pushed to lead an expedition to explore the Arctic regions. The Admiralty had other ideas.

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Sep 9

A map of John Ross and William Parry's 1818 #Arctic expedition, presented to William Scoresby by Ross. This map includes the infamous "Croker Mountains" mirage which led Ross to turn away from the entrance of the NW Passage.

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Sep 9

Three maps of the north pole published by the Admiralty, dated 1847, 1849 and 1853. Comparing the three really shows the rate of #polar #exploration in the mid-nineteenth century! All found in the #Scoresby papers at @whitbymuseum.bsky.social

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Sep 2

Odd #polar find in the #Scoresby papers at the Whitby #Museum and #Archives- a folder titled "patterns of whales", containing 9 sheets of paper shaped like different whale parts. The "Rev." in Scoresby's signature suggests they were made between 1839-1857. Any ideas why he made them? I'm lost!

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Aug 15

My project at the #CaptainCook Memorial #Museum, the "Untold Stories Trail", is now open to the public!
This project aims to increase representation in the CCMM by telling the diverse stories of people who sailed on Cook's voyages. It's my first proper public facing museum project, exciting!

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Aug 13

Really exciting new archaeology report showing that two people who died in 7th century Kent had West African grandfathers. It’s suggested they’d travelled here as traders and settled thanks to the Byzantine Empire’s trade network that linked North Africa to Britain

Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · Aug 13

For the research article:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

West African ancestry in seventh-century England: two individuals from Kent and Dorset | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

West African ancestry in seventh-century England: two individuals from Kent and Dorset

www.cambridge.org

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Aug 12

Here's a survey of the south-east coast of Greenland, drawn by #Arctic explorer William Scoresby Jr in July 1822, compared with a modern satellite image. The date provided on the map corresponds with a description of the survey documented in Scoresby's whaling journal. Check out that handwriting!

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · Aug 5

unspeakable horror

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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · Aug 5

No live #platypus has ever reached the UK, but in #PlatypusMatters I share how, at the height of WW2, Churchill asked Australia to send him one. The story goes that it died of shock when its ship was attacked, but new research suggests that may not be the whole story:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was finally solved

The platypus - a top secret gift from Australia - was found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Aug 6

Wonderful piece of #Polar history found in @whitbymuseum.bsky.social archives- a chart drawn by William Scoresby Junior of his 1806 voyage on his father's ship Resolution. This voyage was Scoresby's first as first officer. It also saw Scoresby Jr and Sr set a new #Arctic highest northern lat. record

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Jul 29

Today's find @whitbymuseum.bsky.social - a chart of the Davis Strait showing the route of the Whitby-built whaler Phoenix in 1827. Weatherill's 'Ancient Port of Whitby' documents the ship as having been built in 1816. Phoenix berthed in Elsinore, Denmark, from 1826-1832, before returning to Whitby.

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Jul 23

Artwork from the amazing Revisions exhibition hosted at the @whitbymuseum.bsky.social and Pannett Art Gallery. Fantastic exploration of ownership, integration and colonial narratives. Personal highlights included the artwork depicting indigenous and invasive wildlife.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is the figurehead, or emblem, of the Mary Rose, which was found on the wreck site in 2005.

It's the earliest known example of an emblem on an English warship, and even though it's eroded over the years, you can still see where a Tudor rose was carved on both sides.

A long wooden plank with a spoon-like end, displaying the eroded remains of a Tudor Rose.

A long wooden plank with a spoon-like end, displaying the eroded remains of a Tudor Rose, but from the other side

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 10

“This is a once-in-a-hundred-years discovery.” scim.ag/4lPz3MX

Pterosaur died with belly full of plants—a fossil first

New discovery confirms the long-debated hypothesis that the ancient winged reptiles ate plants

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Eddie Jenkins @eddiejenks510.bsky.social · Jul 15

Today I've finished #cataloguing Scoresby's Polar maps portfolio at the @whitbymuseum.bsky.social archive! Particular highlights from today include two maps annotated by Scoresby. The first highlights areas visited by Baffin and E.A. Inglefield, and the other notes landmarks named after Scoresby.

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