History of Antarctic Exploration in 30 Objects: A samurai sword One of the most extraordinary ventures in Antarctica was the Japanese Expedition of 1912, led by Nobu Shirase. En route they visited Sydney and caused a spying panic! Fears were allayed when the Australian Antarctic scientist Edgeworth David stepped up and spoke in their defence. In a mark of thanks Shirase presented David with this splendid samurai sword. See this fascinating object for real at the Australian Museum, Sydney (australianmuseum.net.au/The-Shirase-Sword). #aae #australasianantarcticexpedition #spiritofmawson #shirase #edgeworthdavid #nobushirase #australianmuseum #samuari spiritofmawson/objects/shirase-sword-katana-sydney/
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:11:34 +0000
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