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We hope you've enjoyed this week's Seafarers stories, why not finish the week off with a virtual audio tour of Aberdeen Maritime Museum with stories of endeavour, innovation and bravery as well as the importance of the sea to ordinary people’s lives!

https://t.co/agPf8cYVRc

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2020-07-10

The "floating hell" conditions in sailing ships in his youth were never forgotten by Walter Runciman (1847 –1937) who ran away to sea at 12 & ended as wealthy shipping magnate & British baron – as told in his memoirs. Click: https://t.co/7qil2jvl3g History

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2020-07-09

Le 8 juillet 1497 : Vasco de Gama entame son voyage pour les Indes.

Le navigateur portugais sera, avec quatre navires et 200 hommes, le premier Européen à arriver aux Indes en mai 1498, par voie maritime en contournant le cap de Bonne-Espérance.

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2020-07-08

The Thames (1876) by James Tissot (1836-1902). Hepworth Wakefield Art Gallery. The River Thames, London.

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2020-07-07

English painter William Lionel Wyllie was born in 1851.

A prolific artist, Wyllie painted mostly maritime themes, using both paper and canvas, oils and watercolours. He depicted Tower Bridge at least three times, and was present during its opening on 30 June 1894.

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2020-07-05

Day 28: Electric

This creature approaches unsuspecting maritime vessels before its electric pulses shut them down. The ships are dragged to the seafloor where the creature breaks them down to add to its expanding lair

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2020-06-29

Now the big boys. Since 1934 Sweden was looking for a successor of the Sverige class and on their request Ansaldo, admiral De Champ, the chief of the navies generall staff Thrönell and the maritime administration set up designs. I built Ansalods design first
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2020-06-28

27 juin 1927 : Décès de Thomas Somerscales, peintre anglais

Engagé dans la Royal Navy, il quitte celle-ci et s’installe au Chili. Sans aucune formation artistique, il se lance dans la peinture. Passionné par la mer et l’histoire maritime

Combat naval à Iquique, huile sur toile

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2020-06-27

Head of Collections Helen loves cream teas and recommends Dutton's on the fortified seafront at overlooking the site of this rather dramatic event from 1796, captured here by Nicholas Pocock in 1811

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2020-06-25

Maritime Trio. A merman and his admirers, in this fantasy if queer desire. The models were and . You can find it as a print in my etsy shop.

https://t.co/MFWxzM75Y3

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2020-06-24

Hurray! I’ve now added ALL my prints to my online store, including this Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum). Visit my Shop to see just some of the many options available in both limited and open editions! https://t.co/kjlzlnEqp8

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2020-06-23

in-store: The Train by & Georgia Lesley 💕🇨🇦📚
“Mi’gmaq author has created a sensitive & flowing text that, in the course of describing a short afternoon’s encounter between a child & an elder, embodies a generation’s suffering.”

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2020-06-22

The Halloween Fantasia 2 summon showcase revival starts June 18, 11 PM PT! The showcase will feature adventurers and dragons such as 5★ adventurer Halloween Mym and 5★ dragon Halloween Maritimus!
https://t.co/c3mzFSurl2

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2020-06-18

1/2 J is for Joy William (1803-1865) & John (1805-1859) Joy , brothers born in Southtown, Gt Yarmouth. Prominent maritime artists from the Norwich School of Painters.Captain George Manby, the barrack master, commissioned them to paint harrowing scenes of vessels in distress.

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2020-06-16

Wavves King Of The Beach This will set you up for the day if not the week! : https://t.co/Yrhf8XxvoH

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2020-06-15

Sea holly Eryngium maritimum.

A beautiful plant related to the umbellifers/apiaceae not a holly or thistle (altho the name is Greek for thistle)

I love these plants but they are evil to illustrate!

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2020-06-09

Vintage Naval Ship Plaque, English, Cast Metal, Maritime, Relief, Circa 1940
https://t.co/DRypd0dj7e

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2020-06-08

"A Farewell Voyage." Celebrating the close of Mermay with a maritime fantasy of queer love and desire.
Available in my Society6 shop! Just click on the link:

https://t.co/txYbScSKhk

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2020-05-31