Ultima Thule

Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle!

Here in thy harbors for a while

We lower our sails; a while we rest

From the unending, endless quest

Thursday, 1 March 2018

Bollnäs Church and its wooden sculptures - medieval art at 61ºN in Sweden

Church view from 1910. The 14th century Bollnäs Church is a rare medieval church at a latitude over 60º N. The church houses a numb...

Sunday, 11 February 2018

De Long Islands, discovered by the Jeanette expedition, at over 75º on the Siberian Artic

This was Ultima Thule for some: for the crew of the USS Jeanette , the failed but heroic Arctic Expedition of 1879-1881. The Jeanette , ...

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Thule (Tile) in the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus

One of the most valuable treasures kept in Carolina Rediviva , the magnificent Uppsala Library, is the first large map of Northern Europe, ...

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