Deeply embarrassed to realise that there's been a Big Stuck Ship in literally Franklin Strait for several days, and I've only just noticed.
Still, any excuse to trot out my Beechey Island/Ever Given shitpost.
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Still, any excuse to trot out my Beechey Island/Ever Given shitpost.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Deeply embarrassed to realise that there's been a Big Stuck Ship in literally Franklin Strait for several days, and I've only just noticed.
Still, any excuse to trot out my Beechey Island/Ever Given shitpost.
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
Still, any excuse to trot out my Beechey Island/Ever Given shitpost.
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
This handsome devil is English explorer Cmdr. Frederick William Beechey of the HMS Blossom. He explored, then surveyed, the Pacific coast of N America.
In 1825, he entered Golden Gate, sailed into San Francisco Bay & documented a serious navigational hazard called 'Blossom Rock'.
In 1825, he entered Golden Gate, sailed into San Francisco Bay & documented a serious navigational hazard called 'Blossom Rock'.
May 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This handsome devil is English explorer Cmdr. Frederick William Beechey of the HMS Blossom. He explored, then surveyed, the Pacific coast of N America.
In 1825, he entered Golden Gate, sailed into San Francisco Bay & documented a serious navigational hazard called 'Blossom Rock'.
In 1825, he entered Golden Gate, sailed into San Francisco Bay & documented a serious navigational hazard called 'Blossom Rock'.
It's August and there's only one question that matters.
Are you Beechey Body Ready?
Are you Beechey Body Ready?
August 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It's August and there's only one question that matters.
Are you Beechey Body Ready?
Are you Beechey Body Ready?
Admiral Sir George Cockburn.
Brought Urban Renewal to Washington D.C., 1814.
Brought Urban Renewal to Washington D.C., 1814.
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Admiral Sir George Cockburn.
Brought Urban Renewal to Washington D.C., 1814.
Brought Urban Renewal to Washington D.C., 1814.
Excellent analysis on the Beechey Island grave markers! Fine work by Logan and Alison!
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New transcriptions of the Beechey Island gravemarkers.
By Logan Zachary & Alison Freebairn. December 11th, 2024 (1st installment: January 21st, 2024) . ▽ Photographs by Logan Zachary. B...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Excellent analysis on the Beechey Island grave markers! Fine work by Logan and Alison!
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L: "The Erebus passing through the chain of bergs, 13 Mar 1842", J.E. Davis, 1842. R: "HMS 'Erebus' passing through the chain of bergs, 1842", Richard Brydgens Beechey, 1860.
March 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
L: "The Erebus passing through the chain of bergs, 13 Mar 1842", J.E. Davis, 1842. R: "HMS 'Erebus' passing through the chain of bergs, 1842", Richard Brydgens Beechey, 1860.
It's 179 years since John Torrington, stoker on HMS Terror, died on board his ship at Beechey Island in Nunavut.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
January 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's 179 years since John Torrington, stoker on HMS Terror, died on board his ship at Beechey Island in Nunavut.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
This is the most legible of the three #FranklinExpedition gravemarkers now under the loving care of the Government of Nunavut’s Heritage Collections at Gatineau, QC.
William Beechey, Portrait of Sir Francis Ford’s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy, 1793
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1128617
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1128617
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
William Beechey, Portrait of Sir Francis Ford’s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy, 1793
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1128617
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1128617
HMS ‘Erebus’ Passing Through the Chain of Bergs, 1842 (1860) - Richard Brydges Beechey
May 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
HMS ‘Erebus’ Passing Through the Chain of Bergs, 1842 (1860) - Richard Brydges Beechey
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Frederick William Beechey, Arctic explorer, naval officer, hydrographer, artist and author. Beechey sailed with Sir John Franklin and William Edward Parry and made many sketches of the Arctic. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/f...
Frederick William Beechey
Frederick William Beechey, Arctic explorer, naval officer, hydrographer, artist and author (born 17 February 1796 in London, United Kingdom; died 29 November 18...
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November 15, 2023 at 12:32 AM
My new article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Frederick William Beechey, Arctic explorer, naval officer, hydrographer, artist and author. Beechey sailed with Sir John Franklin and William Edward Parry and made many sketches of the Arctic. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/f...
A map of Beechey Island and Erebus Bay, from a 1854 survey conducted by WJS Pullen, in command of HMS North Star.
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 PM
A map of Beechey Island and Erebus Bay, from a 1854 survey conducted by WJS Pullen, in command of HMS North Star.
HMS North Star, second winter in Erebus Bay, Beechey Island.
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
HMS North Star, second winter in Erebus Bay, Beechey Island.
Quelques photos de mes expéditions dans l'arctique. Nunavut - Beechey Island - 1992.
April 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Quelques photos de mes expéditions dans l'arctique. Nunavut - Beechey Island - 1992.
New article. Happy Halloween there are Beechey Island relics in Bath.
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October 29, 2023 at 3:02 PM
New article. Happy Halloween there are Beechey Island relics in Bath.
www.illuminator.blog/p/bath.html
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Time to embrace violence
August 15, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Time to embrace violence
Guten Morgen!
William Beechey (1753–1839) 🎨
Lady Isabella Caroline Howard (1771–1848), Lady Cawdor, um 1796 🖼️
#ArtHistory #PortraitPainting #BskyArt #History
William Beechey (1753–1839) 🎨
Lady Isabella Caroline Howard (1771–1848), Lady Cawdor, um 1796 🖼️
#ArtHistory #PortraitPainting #BskyArt #History
August 3, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Guten Morgen!
William Beechey (1753–1839) 🎨
Lady Isabella Caroline Howard (1771–1848), Lady Cawdor, um 1796 🖼️
#ArtHistory #PortraitPainting #BskyArt #History
William Beechey (1753–1839) 🎨
Lady Isabella Caroline Howard (1771–1848), Lady Cawdor, um 1796 🖼️
#ArtHistory #PortraitPainting #BskyArt #History
Pte. Cecil Beechey (1st Canadian Mounted Rifles - Saskatchewan Regt.). Sep. 15, 1916. Age: 23
March 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Pte. Cecil Beechey (1st Canadian Mounted Rifles - Saskatchewan Regt.). Sep. 15, 1916. Age: 23
Elizabeth Sophia Baillie (de soltera Visme)
Creación de 1795.
Técnica Óleo sobre lienzo.
Dimensiones: 76,5 × 63,5 cm.
Ubicación: The Frick Collection, Nueva York, Estados Unidos.
Autor: William Beechey (británico, 1753-1839)
#arts #paintings
Creación de 1795.
Técnica Óleo sobre lienzo.
Dimensiones: 76,5 × 63,5 cm.
Ubicación: The Frick Collection, Nueva York, Estados Unidos.
Autor: William Beechey (británico, 1753-1839)
#arts #paintings
February 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Elizabeth Sophia Baillie (de soltera Visme)
Creación de 1795.
Técnica Óleo sobre lienzo.
Dimensiones: 76,5 × 63,5 cm.
Ubicación: The Frick Collection, Nueva York, Estados Unidos.
Autor: William Beechey (británico, 1753-1839)
#arts #paintings
Creación de 1795.
Técnica Óleo sobre lienzo.
Dimensiones: 76,5 × 63,5 cm.
Ubicación: The Frick Collection, Nueva York, Estados Unidos.
Autor: William Beechey (británico, 1753-1839)
#arts #paintings
Fortunately, Beechey pointed out that there were two extra-tall giant redwoods on the eastern shore that lined up perfectly with Blossom Rock.
These came to be called "Navigation Trees"... which were promptly cut down in the 1850's for construction materials.
These came to be called "Navigation Trees"... which were promptly cut down in the 1850's for construction materials.
May 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Fortunately, Beechey pointed out that there were two extra-tall giant redwoods on the eastern shore that lined up perfectly with Blossom Rock.
These came to be called "Navigation Trees"... which were promptly cut down in the 1850's for construction materials.
These came to be called "Navigation Trees"... which were promptly cut down in the 1850's for construction materials.
Fish illustrations from ‘The Zoology of Captain Beecheys Voyage,’ Published in London in 1839 by H.G. Bohn and edited by Frederick William Beechey, an English naval officer, artist, explorer, and writer.
American Geographical Society Library.
#animalart #sciart
American Geographical Society Library.
#animalart #sciart
January 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Fish illustrations from ‘The Zoology of Captain Beecheys Voyage,’ Published in London in 1839 by H.G. Bohn and edited by Frederick William Beechey, an English naval officer, artist, explorer, and writer.
American Geographical Society Library.
#animalart #sciart
American Geographical Society Library.
#animalart #sciart
"H.M.S. Asia" taking in her sails - Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895)
September 23, 2024 at 10:54 PM
"H.M.S. Asia" taking in her sails - Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895)
i went to a miniature display of canada that had beechey island and i got soooo excited
May 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
i went to a miniature display of canada that had beechey island and i got soooo excited
HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) Halifax-class frigate coming into Halifax, Nova Scotia - April 12, 2026 SRC: FB- Halifax Harbour Photos / Penny Hustins/Lori Peppler-Beechey 📸
April 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) Halifax-class frigate coming into Halifax, Nova Scotia - April 12, 2026 SRC: FB- Halifax Harbour Photos / Penny Hustins/Lori Peppler-Beechey 📸
How your email finds me
November 28, 2023 at 12:00 AM
How your email finds me
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New long-form article. A letter-by-letter crawl through the Beechey grave inscriptions. 1st installment.
New long-form article. A letter-by-letter crawl through the Beechey grave inscriptions. 1st installment.
January 21, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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New long-form article. A letter-by-letter crawl through the Beechey grave inscriptions. 1st installment.
New long-form article. A letter-by-letter crawl through the Beechey grave inscriptions. 1st installment.