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Three talks currently on offer -
A Runcorn man’s 19th Century Tallship Voyage
A first-hand account of a voyage aboard a 19th century sailing ship. Drawn from my great-grandfather’s 1897-1899 account of two years in the Atlantic and Pacific, I carried out extensive research, location visits and interviews to create this illustrated presentation.
”An excellent presentation.” ”An absorbing and graphic account.” - Runcorn Weekly News.
A Pacific Voyage
Inspired by my great-grandfather’s adventures, I spent three months on a tall-ship voyage aboard the brigantine Søren Larsen crossing the Pacific Ocean. This presentation encapsulates that voyage from Panama to Tahiti, calling at Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn and the Marquesas.
Tales of the 19th Century Internet
Over a hundred years before the modern Internet, the Victorians were communicating through a web of submarine cables, world-wide!
Featuring familiar and long-forgotten names, their inventions and ocean-going ships, my illustrated presentation tells the story of how the Victorians created their telegraphic internet, their failures, success and legacy.
More details at https://ianbellard.co.uk/