In this extended interview with BBC History Magazine, Michael Palin talks to Ellie Cawthorne about the HMS Erebus, a ship that caused a national sensation after its mysterious Arctic disappearance in 1845. Expertly researched and illustrated with maps, photographs, paintings, and engravings, Erebus is an evocative account of two journeys: one successful and forgotten, the other tragic yet unforgettable. Michael Palin on HMS Erebus and the doomed Franklin Expedition of 1845. Michael Palin, hvzda skupiny Monty Python a televizní cestovatel, vdechuje znovu nalezené lodi Erebus ivot. V roce 1848 zmizela v Arktid a její osud se stal záhadou. Delving into the research, he describes the intertwined careers of the two men who shared the ship's journeys: Ross, the organizational genius who mapped much of the Antarctic coastline and oversaw some of the earliest scientific experiments to be conducted there and Franklin, who, at the age of sixty and after a checkered career, commanded the ship on its last disastrous venture. Lo Erebus byla jednou z prvních velkých przkumných lodí. Palin travels across the world-from Tasmania to the Falkland Islands and the Canadian Arctic-to offer a firsthand account of the terrain and conditions that would have confronted the Erebus and her doomed final crew. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014. Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation-a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. 16, looks at the fate of HMS Erebus, the ship that became locked in ice while trying to find a path through the Northwest Passage in 1846. Dies ist ihre Geschichte - voller Aufbruchsgeist und Entdeckerlust, Abenteuer, Tragödien, Mut und Menschheitsgeschichte, mitreißend geschildert von niemand geringerem als Michael Palin: Monty-Python-Star, Weltreisender und begnadeter Erzähler. I didn't want it to end." -Bill Brysonĭriven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage.
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