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This isn’t commonly known but one of the rings of hell is actually being in a fandom wherein the popular bloggers have the worst opinions known to man that everyone else parrots

#DRACULA FANDOM >>>

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A unique set of 14 daguerreotypes of the officers of the Franklin expedition, 1845

This remarkable set of three-quarter length daguerreotype portraits was made, en plein air, by the Beard Studio aboard Her Majesty’s Ship, the Erebus, on 15-17 May 1845, just three days before Sir John Franklin sailed on his legendary scientific voyage to the Northwest Passage, never to return.

@clove-pinks

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nothing more embarassing than when you develop personal beef with a piece of media thats entirely petty. like sorry no i cant talk about that show it. bit me.

#every fictional narrative podcast ive ever listened to like tma silt verses wolf 359 #they all want to be sooo interesting abt humanity and morality and it always ends up being sooo boring #also every podcast uses the same 5 character molds every time. and the fandoms are so annoying #HOWEVER tma s1 you'll always be famous <333

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#the way he is just walking. where are you going #p&p

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In the London Docks. Engraving: Gustave Doré. From: "London - A Pilgrimage", text by W. B. Jerrold, engraved C. Maurant, 1872.

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The Orlop

Large merchant ships with a fixed deck are documented as early as the 13th century. This deck was called an averlop or overloop. In the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, the height of the deck in relation to the waterline changed. Until then, it was not only the lowest deck in general, but also the lowest gun deck. Below this began the so-called space, which could be divided by planking or could also have a light and therefore watertight deck. The overlop could be covered by a canopy. It is not clear from the sources whether this deck was given its own name. The term ‘Verdeck’ also generally refers to a deck and Dutch sources usually only contain descriptive lists of decks. In German usage in the 17th century, there is also no evidence of a distinction between decks by name. In Hamburg in 1685, all decks were described as overlop (‘overflow’). In Röding's dictionary of 1798, overlop is translated as overflow and generally as deck. In contrast, the English orlop is translated in the same work as Kuhbrücke ( cow bridge - where the cattle were housed) under the lowest deck.

Orlop deck of a ship of the line (in red), 1728, in: A Ship of War, Cyclopaedia, 1728, Vol 2

The orlop deck was used as an ideal storage area and at the same time as a recreation room for some of the ship's crew. As the deck did not have to be cleared or remodelled during combat operations, cabins and rooms located here were permanent and could even be locked. The purser could therefore store his valuable or dangerous items (small arms) here, and the surgeon his medical items (medicines, instruments), so that they were protected from unauthorised access. As the deck was below the waterline, it was one of the safest places on board during a battle. For this reason, the ship's surgeon often had his workshop down there, as he could do his work unhindered by the fighting and the wounded were brought to him on the orlop deck.

#good reference for writing! #and maybe interesting to know that the word 'overloop' is still used in dutch #to denote the open space/hallway/corridor on an upper floor (i.e. NOT the ground floor) #between the top of the staircase and the doors to the rooms on that floor #so basically the deck(s) in your house lmao #reference #writing #ref

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forgot how much fun this series is but i watched one (1) ep id already seen and we're so back

want to rewatch terror but can't bc i have to hand in the final version of my introduction in a week and a half and cannot afford renewed brain rot. gonna watch downton abbey instead bc i kind of dropped it halfway through ages ago but hugh bonneville is so so fine in it

#HUGH BONNEVILLE MY LIFE FOR U <33 bless this series for putting him in a tux at every opportunity

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Terror Scenes That Belong Together

#fuck OFF i hate it here (positive)

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THE TERROR ▸ 1.09 the c, the c, the open c

#scenes that changed me forever

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‘Sketch for Eros and Psyche’ by John Singer Sargent, c. 1917-21.

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THE TERROR ▸ 1.09 the c, the c, the open c

#howling and screeching #bridglar #the terror

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you don't understand i need him so bad

#GIRL OKAY #dracula #people wondering 'why do they always have to make dracula movies abt sex and sensuality' they had christopher lee

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want to rewatch terror but can't bc i have to hand in the final version of my introduction in a week and a half and cannot afford renewed brain rot. gonna watch downton abbey instead bc i kind of dropped it halfway through ages ago but hugh bonneville is so so fine in it

#didn't drop it bc it was bad but i watched with my sister. and then we both moved out lol #curry rambles #i remember hugh was at the vienna new year's concert a few years ago in this gorgeous suit. kind of a plum colour #anyway couldn't keep my eyes off him whenever he was in the shot

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no one can see you now. you're invisible.

#dog (lovingly) versus dog (derogatory) #the terror

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been updating this thing if anyone cares

#lot of 60s/70s folk but there's other things. modern as well #curry rambles

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All we have are our instincts and training. 

#the rust in his beard and his heavy brows and the way his hair curls at the back and over his GORGEOUS dark eyes #nedward #the terror #love him so so much #his mouth is so shape

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Three adorable things about Thomas Jopson:

His smile

The hair fiddling

Shape of his nose

#so true #prettiest wife on the expedition #the terror #also the person in the notes who's like do you see macca. you're so right as well