#karluk

[turkicculture]

The Timurid Quran manuscript, also known as the Aqquyunlu Quran manuscript, is a 15th-century Timurid Quranic manuscript written on paper produced in the Ming dynasty.

[ponkothepenguin]

shoutout to the Canadian arctic expediton cats for having a higher survival rate than the men

[joebraltar]

jennifer niven buying sandy anderson's jawbone on ebay in 1999 might be my favorite polar anecdote ever like i truly do not think anything can top how insane that is

[along-the-silkroad]

Anikova dish: Nestorian Christian plate with decoration of the Siege of Jericho, probably made by Sogdian artists under Karluk dominion, in Semirechye. Cast silver of the 9th-10th century, copied from an original 8th century plate.

[amorphousbl0b]

[kelpywheat]

Hi all! Just thought I’d share a polar exploration book list that I’ve been compiling! Hope you enjoy!

Polar Exploration Books

Arctic Expeditions misc.

(1816-1845)

- Barrows Boys by Fergus Fleming

Franklin Expedition

(1845)

- May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth edited by Russel A. Potter, Regina Koellner, Peter Carney, and Mary Williamson

- Erebus by Michael Palin

- The Spectral Arctic by Shane McCorristine

- Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror Expedition: Lost and Found by Gillian Hutchinson

- Unraveling the Franklin Mystery by David C. Woodman

- Ice Ghosts: the Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson

- Frozen in Time by Owen Beattie and John Geiger

- The Terror by Dan Simmons (Fiction)

Jeannette Expedition

(1879-1881)

- In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides

Lady Franklin Bay Expedition

(1881-1884)

- Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy

Belgian Antarctic Expedition

(1897-1899)

- In the Land of the Penguins by Georges Lecointe

- Through the First Antarctic Night by Dr. Frederick A. Cook

- Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton

Nimrod

(1907-1909)

- Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition: The Voyage of the Nimrod by Beau Riffenburgh

Terra Nova Expedition

(1910-1913)

- Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

- Worst Journey in the World Graphic Novel by Sarah Airriess

- The Coldest March by Susan Solomon

- A First Rate Tragedy by Diana Preston

- Cherry by Sarah Wheeler

- The Great White South by Herbert Ponting

Canadian Arctic Expedition

(1913-1916)

- The Ice Master by Jennifer Niven

- The Last Voyage of the Karluk: A Survivor’s Memoir of Arctic Disaster by William Laird McKinlay

- Empire of Ice and Stone by Buddy Levy

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

(1914-1917)

- The Ship Beneath the Ice by Mensun Bound

- Shackleton’s Captain by John Thomson

- Endurance by Alfred Lansing

- Endurance by F. A. Worsley

Ross Sea Party

(1914-1917)

- The Lost Men by Kelly Tyler Lewis

Wrangel Island Expedition

(1921-1923)

- Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer Niven

Feel free to let me know if I’m missing anything!

(Disclaimer: I have not read all of these yet. This is actually my planned reading list haha, I’ve read like 4 so far.)

[jesslovesboats]

Hello friends, if you are a fan of:

a. the Karluk

b. podcasts

c. listening to me yap

... then I have excellent news for you! I'm going to be guesting on one of my favorite podcasts, and I'm so excited to talk about the failboat of my heart ❤️ More details soon!

[the-golden-vanity]

Unified theory of polar exploration: For every “I am just going outside and may be some time”, there is an equal and opposite “we’re living now, aren’t we?”