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Richard Burleigh Kimball,”Arktiske regioner” Editor

This post is submitted by Joanne Seymour, a volunteer at the Museum since February, 2012, who is currently the “tweeter” of Bradford’s and Dr. Hayes’s voices from their books. Working in the Museum’s...

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Signatures in the Bradford Scrapbooks

Russell A. Potter has been fascinated with the Arctic regions for many years, and has written and lectured extensively on many different aspects of its history. His book Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen...

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Dr. John Rae

Among the more illustrious names whose signature appears in William Bradford’s scrapbooks is that of Dr. John Rae, one of the most widely-travelled Arctic explorers and surveyors of his day, and the...

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Wilkie Collins

Among the more illustrious names found in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of the novelist and playwright Wilkie Collins (1824-1889). Collins, a close friend and protégé of Charles Dickens, was perhaps...

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Lady Jane Franklin

Among the most notable signatures in William Bradford’s scrapbook is that of Lady Jane Franklin, the second wife of Sir John Franklin, a woman of indominable will and spirit, who through her efforts to...

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Edward Augustus Inglefield

Perhaps the most significant of all the signatures in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of Captain (and later Admiral) Edward Augustus Inglefield — not only because Inglefield was the commander of three...

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Francis Russell Nixon

Anglican Bishop Francis Russell Nixon is among the more singular signatories in William Bradford’s studio scrapbook. Had he only his brilliant academic career and subsequent rise in the church, he...

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Charles Francis Hall

Charles Francis Hall may well have been the most passionate — and most peculiar — of all nineteenth-century Arctic explorers. He was not born to the sea — faktisk, for the first half of his life, he...

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Etter Isfjell med Painter: En Inspirasjon til Bradford 1869 Reise

In Arctic Regions, William Bradford nedtegnet hans 1869 reise til Arktis langs Grønlands kyst, & siterer to bøker som i utgangspunktet inspirerte hans leting for kunstens skyld: Lord Dufferin’s...

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Bradfords “Mark Twain” Scrapbook

Innlegg innsendt av Russell Potter, a contributor to the development of the Arctic Visions exhibition and this microsite. Han underviser på Rhode Island College, where he is editor of the Arctic Book...

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Richard Burleigh Kimball,”Arctic Regions” Editor

This post is submitted by Joanne Seymour, a volunteer at the Museum since February, 2012, who is currently the “tweeter” of Bradford’s and Dr. Hayes’s voices from their books. Working in the Museum’s...

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Signatures in the Bradford Scrapbooks

POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Russell A. Potter has been fascinated with the Arctic regions for many years, and has written and lectured extensively on many different aspects of its history. His book Arctic...

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Dr. John Rae

POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Among the more illustrious names whose signature appears in William Bradford’s scrapbooks is that of Dr. John Rae, one of the most widely-travelled Arctic explorers and...

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Wilkie Collins

POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Among the more illustrious names found in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of the novelist and playwright Wilkie Collins (1824-1889). Collins, a close friend and protégé of...

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Lady Jane Franklin

POSTED BY RUSSELL A. POTTER Among the most notable signatures in William Bradford’s scrapbook is that of Lady Jane Franklin, the second wife of Sir John Franklin, a woman of indominable will and...

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Edward Augustus Inglefield

Captain Edward Augustus Inglefield POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Perhaps the most significant of all the signatures in the Bradford scrapbooks is that of Captain (and later Admiral) Edward Augustus...

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Francis Russell Nixon

POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Anglican Bishop Francis Russell Nixon is among the more singular signatories in William Bradford’s studio scrapbook. Had he only his brilliant academic career and subsequent...

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Charles Francis Hall

POSTED BY RUSSELL POTTER Charles Francis Hall may well have been the most passionate — and most peculiar — of all nineteenth-century Arctic explorers. He was not born to the sea — in fact, for the...

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After Icebergs with a Painter: An Inspiration for Bradford’s 1869 Voyage

POSTED BY JOANNE SEYMOUR In Arctic Regions, William Bradford chronicled his 1869 voyage to the Arctic along Greenland’s coast, & cites two books that initially inspired his exploration for art’s...

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Bradford’s “Mark Twain” Scrapbook

Post submitted by Russell Potter, a contributor to the development of the Arctic Visions exhibition and this microsite. He teaches at Rhode Island College, where he is editor of the Arctic Book Review....

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