Book fragment

A fragment of a New Testament found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-9. Only the cardboard from the cover and the first few pages remain. It was displayed in the Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich, Franklin Room Case 2, Number.47.

Object Details

ID: AAA2152.2
Type: Book fragment
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1845
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 63 mm x 116 mm
Parts: New Testament (Book)
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