Anne Strathie will give a talk about Bath’s own polar explorer, including images of examples from BRLSI’s Franklin Expedition artefacts. They and other objects are now held world-wide, in polar regions, museums, archives, private collections and public spaces. They reflect the contributions to our knowledge of polar expeditions, not only of world-famous explorers, but also of women, whaling captains, scientists, artists, photographers and other less familiar figures.
Anne Strathie has also written three biographies of members of Captain Scott’s Terra Nova Antarctic expedition. She had travelled widely for research and speaking engagements, including in Britain, the polar regions, and countries including New Zealand, Australia, North America, Japan and Norway. Originally from Scotland, Anne now lives in Gloucestershire, in the same home town of polar scientist-explorer, Dr Edward Wilson.
Anne‘s latest book, A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects: from Cook’s Circumnavigations to the Aviation Age, spans a period which is the bedrock of our multi-disciplinary knowledge of the polar regions.
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects
Anne Strathie
9 April 2026, hybrid
Bath, BRLSI, Queens Square
https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/a-history-of-polar-exploration-in-50-objects/
Images: (top) de Gerlache and Weddell seal stereoview; (right): HG Ponting and A S Newman.
