Despatch balloon messages
Two balloon messages printed in black ink on red silk. Both messages read: ‘Despatched…by a Balloon from / H.M.S…./ In Lat… N., Long…W.,…/ To Sir John Franklin.’ Used on the Franklin search expedition led by Sir Edward Belcher, 1852-54, in HMS 'Assistance'.
Object Details
| ID: | AAA3970 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Despatch balloon messages |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Belcher, 1852-1854 |
| Date made: | 1852-1854; 1852-54 |
| People: | Greenwich Hospital |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1 mm x 100 mm x 150 mm |
| Parts: | Despatch balloon messages |