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FRANKLIN, Sir John (1786-1847)

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Title FRANKLIN, Sir John (1786-1847)
 
Creator Franklin | Sir | John | 1786-1847 | Knight | Arctic explorer | Rear Admiral
 
Subject Arctic regions
Armed forces
Climatic zones
Geographical exploration
Geography
International relations
Maritime transport
Military organizations
Naval personnel
Ocean exploration
Oceanographic research
Oceanography
Organizations
Polar regions
State security
Transport
Water transport
 
Description

Papers of Sir John Franklin, 1801-1847, chiefly relating to the ill-fated Franklin Expedition in search of the North-West Passage on HM Ships Erebus and Terror, 1845-1847, and the subsequent expeditions sent to search for survivors or relics of the expedition. Also, some earlier letters from Franklin mainly to relatives and letters from relatives to or about him. Some items relating to the bicentenary of Franklin's birth celebrated in 1986.


 
Publisher Royal Geographical Society
 
Date 2008-11-04
 
Type text
 
Format text/html
 
Identifier http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=259&inst_id=10
 
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