by Brittany | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC, 2019.010.0001 Here is an antique working barograph, known as “The Prip.” This was used by sailors to help chart changes in atmospheric pressure.This would help them avoid storms, and know when storms were coming. Connected to a...
by Brittany | Sep 3, 2021 | Blog
Maritime Museum of BC, 2020.R.0001 This shell fragment is from the attack on Estevan Lighthouse. The lighthouse came in to service in 1910, and in June 1942 the Japanese submarine, I-26, attacked. Over 20 shells like this one were fired over the course of 40 minutes....
by Brittany | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog, Collections Insights
001.018.0001 986.027.0001 986.027.0002 Maritime Museum of BC, 986.027.0001-0002, 001.018.0001 It is hard to show visitors the Tilikum these days in its current storage facility. You can, on the other hand, view many pieces of Tilikum artwork online. This large piece...
by Brittany | Apr 28, 2021 | Blog
Maritime Museum of BC, 989.246.0001 This chair was built in 1962, and is said to be from the wood of Almirante di Florencia, a galleon in the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada was famous fleet of Spanish vessels that tried to invade England in 1588. They were...
by Brittany | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, Collections Insights
Maritime Museum of BC, 3153 This item is a Photostat copy of a 1775 map of Newfoundland and Labrador. This map was recorded from surveys done by Captain James Cook, the famed British Naval Captain and Navigator. Surveying is a scientific measurement of features of...
