New Testament
A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A pocket New Testament in French found in an abandoned boat at Erebus Bay, King William Island, in May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59. After employing French Canadians on his first overland expedition, Franklin expressed a wish to be able to conduct services in their own language.
McClintock's party reached this site on 30 May and discovered that Hobson had been there a few days before on 18 May. The boat was 28 foot long and mounted on a heavy sledge. McClintock found it just above high tide mark pointing back in the direction of the ships and containing a large quantity of abandoned personal possessions and two skeletons.
McClintock's party reached this site on 30 May and discovered that Hobson had been there a few days before on 18 May. The boat was 28 foot long and mounted on a heavy sledge. McClintock found it just above high tide mark pointing back in the direction of the ships and containing a large quantity of abandoned personal possessions and two skeletons.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA2211 |
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Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
Type: | Book |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859 |
Vessels: | Fox (1855) |
Date made: | Before 1845 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | 102 x 63 x 19 mm |