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To coincide with Archives Day on 7–8 March, the German Maritime Museum (DSM) / Leibniz Institute for Maritime History in Bremerhaven is launching a new digital format that will reveal hidden treasures from the archives. In innovative and visually impressive video animations for the museum’s social media channels, British historian Dr Sam Willis brings extraordinary documents to life. The videos recount bizarre and fascinating tales wrapped in historical and scientific knowledge.
On historical sea charts giant snakes 300 metres long drag ships into the depths while dragons as big as mountains rise from the waves. When the oceans were largely unexplored, these mythical monsters were considered a plausible explanation for shipwrecks and the disappearance of entire crews.
The German Maritime Museum is presenting historical archive material in a new digital form. In collaboration with the renowned British historian, Dr Sam Willis, archival materials, including early modern nautical charts and technical drawings, are presented in a vivid and new way. Dynamic 3D animations on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube (@leibnizdsm), as well as in Dr Willis’s popular podcast series The Mariner’s Mirror [https://www.youtube.com/@marinersmirrorpodcast], invite curious minds to explore the archival materials in the DSM collection portal [https://digitaldepot.dsm.museum/detail/collection/a75110f4-57b1-4e58-a1b9-2e0c89...] and discover hidden connections between our modern world and the mysterious past.
The first episode focuses on a historical print from Cosmographia, a work by the Swiss scholar Sebastian Münster published in 1599. Entitled “Sea and land monsters originate from the kingdoms of the north and can be found everywhere in the northern regions”, the double-page spread features terrifying sea monsters with fangs, manes and tusks emerging from the depths to threaten ships and people. It is known as the first comprehensive presentation of geographical, historical, and natural historical knowledge in the German language. Many of the images can be traced back even further, to the “Carta Marina” by the Swedish bishop Olaus Magnus, published in Rome in 1539, the oldest detailed map of Scandinavia.
Dr Willis is one of the UK’s best-known historians and archaeologists and has made numerous TV series for the BBC and National Geographic that have enjoyed huge global audiences. Last year, the DSM collaborated with Dr Willis to jointly publish podcasts on submarines, the “Bremer Kogge”, and the special exhibition “Land gewinnen” (“Gaining Ground”).
Archives Day is organised by the Association of German Archivists (Verband Deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare e.V.) and will take place for the thirteenth time on 7 and 8 March. Under the motto “Old Home – New Home”, archives across Germany will open their doors and raise awareness of the importance of their work through various activities.
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vehlken
vehlken@dsm.museum
Historical print from 1599.
Quelle: DSM
Copyright: DSM (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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