{"title":"Flat Earth Collection","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on December 1, 1959. Twelve nations agreed that the continent below 60° south would be reserved exclusively for peaceful scientific use, with inspection rights for any signatory. The treaty does not address what is past it. It addresses access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThis collection sits at the latitudes the maps stop drawing. Operation Highjump, the U.S. Navy's 1946–47 Antarctic expedition under Admiral Byrd, generated National Archives Record Group 313. The 1972 Apollo 17 \"Blue Marble\" photograph, frame AS17-148-22727, is held by NASA. Richard Byrd's 1930\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLittle America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis preserved at the Internet Archive. The designs sit between the perimeter and the photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eAll the ice wall, the treaty, the photograph, and the route nobody is encouraged to take. Below.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beyond-the-ice-expedition","title":"Beyond the Ice Expedition","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe ice wall isn't a border. It's a beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"why-this-tee\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"\u003eWhy this tee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epremium combed cotton, 210gsm mid-weight — drapes like a polar research-station crew tee, not a souvenir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echest-sized, expedition-poster aesthetic — built for the people who finished the official map and started asking what's underneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVibe:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor Treaty readers, Highjump researchers, and anyone who's tried to charter a private flight south of 60° and found out exactly how restricted \"restricted airspace\" gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-lore\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"\u003eThe lore\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eIn 1946, the United States Navy launched Operation Highjump — Task Force 68, thirteen ships, twenty-three aircraft, more than 4,700 personnel. The stated mission was training and mapping. The actual mission, according to the surviving task force reports filed at the National Archives, was something the Navy never fully explained on the public record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe expedition was scheduled for six months. It came home in eight weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThirteen years later, twelve nations signed the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. The continent was permanently demilitarized, claims to territory were frozen indefinitely, and the airspace above 60° south was placed under restrictions that — to this day — make Antarctica one of the most procedurally locked-down landmasses on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eYou can visit. You cannot freely explore. You cannot fly where you want. You cannot dig where you want. You cannot stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eBeyond the Ice Expedition is for the people who read the treaty, read the task force records, and noticed the gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"primary-source\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"\u003ePrimary source\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eRead the U.S. Navy's archived records of Task Force 68 (Operation Highjump) at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/guide-fed-records\/groups\/313.html\" class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-box-trim-both\"\u003eNational Archives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"sizing--styling\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"\u003eSizing \u0026amp; styling\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eSlim fit through the body. If you prefer relaxed, size up one. The print sits chest-center, sized like a patch rather than a billboard — reads as intentional whether you're layered under a flannel, an open overshirt, or wearing it alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"fabric--care-collapsible\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\"\u003eFabric \u0026amp; care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e100% compact yarn combed cotton (Heather Gray is 90% cotton \/ 10% viscose). Pre-shrunk, bio-polished for day-one softness. Ribbed cotton-poly collar, tear-away label. Machine wash cold on the reverse, neutral detergent. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach. 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wardrobe, substantial without being heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChest-sized aerial-perspective disc map in museum-grade ink, the continents arranged from above as though a survey satellite took the long way around and reported back something unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVibe:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFor Antarctic Treaty Article VI margin-writers, anyone who has stared at the UN emblem's azimuthal equidistant projection longer than is probably healthy, and the crowd that noticed the twelve original signatories of the 1959 treaty had all conducted Antarctic operations in the preceding decade and agreed immediately to freeze territorial claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe lore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on December 1, 1959. Twelve nations were original signatories: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Article I prohibits military activity. Article IV freezes all territorial claims — no new claims may be asserted while the treaty is in force, and no existing claim may be enlarged. Article VI specifies the treaty area as south of 60 degrees South Latitude, including all ice shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe treaty says nothing about what lies beyond the ice shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe azimuthal equidistant projection — a flat map centered on the North Pole, with the southern landmasses arranged as a ring around the exterior — is the projection used by the United Nations on its official emblem, adopted in 1946. This is not evidence of anything. It is a very efficient way to show all the world's nations in a single undistorted view relative to the Arctic. The UN will tell you this. 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The expedition was planned to last six to eight months. It ended in late February 1947 — roughly four to six months early — when Rear Admiral Cruzen ordered withdrawal citing the early approach of Antarctic winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe U.S. Navy's official account describes worsening weather as the primary cause. The operational records of Task Force 68, held in Record Group 313 at the National Archives, contain the reports and reference files from the mission. The motion picture footage from the return voyage, shot aboard the flagship USS Mount Olympus, was transferred to the National Archives and has been partially digitized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eWhat the 70,000+ photographs from the expedition's aerial survey showed — the complete rim of Antarctica, more than 1.5 million square miles of territory photographed from the air for the first time — was used to produce the most comprehensive map of the continent then in existence. What those photographs showed at the outermost edges of the survey range has never been fully released to the public record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe ship at the edge tee does not claim to know what Byrd found. It claims to know that someone turned around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary source\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe National Archives blog on Operation Hi-jump — drawing on the operational records in Record Group 313.8.2 — is archived at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/09\/27\/operation-hi-jump-exploring-antarctica-with-the-u-s-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-box-trim-both\"\u003eunwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizing \u0026amp; styling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eSlim fit through the chest and waist — if you're between sizes or prefer the look of a slightly oversized deck tee, size up one. 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The image was designated AS17-148-22727. NASA's original caption notes that this was \"the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.\" The photograph extends from the Mediterranean Sea to Antarctica. It is the most reproduced photograph in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe original orientation of AS17-148-22727 places the South Pole at the top of the frame — which is to say, facing the Sun, at the crew's zenith. The widely circulated version is rotated 180 degrees. Neither rotation changes what the lens captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe word \"firmament\" comes from the Latin firmamentum — a support, a foundation, something that holds things in place. The Hebrew source, raqia, refers to something beaten flat and stretched out. The ancient architectural model of the sky was not metaphorical. It was a structural description, made by people who were watching the same sky with the same attention, arriving at a different conclusion about its nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eWhat Apollo 17 photographed is not in dispute. 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