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Sir John Franklin's last message.
Last record of Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of the North-West Passage in HM Ships EREBUS and TERROR, deposited by Lt. G.M. Gore, on King William Island, 28 May 1847. The record was added to by Captain R.R.M. Crozier and Captain James Fitzjames after abandoning their ships, 26 April 1848, and recording the death of Franklin and other members of the expedition. The document was found by Lt. W Hobson of the FOX in April 1859. See HSR/C/9/2 for the original housing.
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Object Details
| ID: | HSR/C/9/1 |
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| Type: | Manuscript |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Board of Admiralty |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848 |
| Date made: | 1847-01-01 - 1859-12-31; 1847-1859 |
| Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 323 mm x 198 mm |
| Parts: |
Sir John Franklin's last message and metal canister (Manuscript)
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