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John Franklin Collection

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Testimonial presented to Sir Robert M'Clure, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Testimonial presented to Sir Robert M'Clure, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial presented to Sir Robert M'Clure, 1856....a beautiful work of art...presented to Captain Sir Robert M'Clure, late of her Majesty's discovery-ship Investigator

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Sir John Franklin, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Sir John Franklin, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sir John Franklin, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Items recovered from the ill-fated 1845 expedition led by Sir John Franklin, to find the Northwest Passage

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Items recovered from the ill-fated 1845 expedition led by Sir John Franklin, to find the Northwest Passage

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: British Institution Exhibition - 'The Covenant of Judas' - painted by J. Franklin, 1850

British Institution Exhibition - "The Covenant of Judas" - painted by J. Franklin, 1850. Engraving of a painting in a London exhibition: The event is told in these words: 14

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Ships bound for the Arctic: The Expedition consists of the Resolute, Captain H. T

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Cape Riley, at the Entrance of Wellington Channel, Barrow's Straits, and Remains of Encampment

Cape Riley, at the Entrance of Wellington Channel, Barrow's Straits, and Remains of Encampment
Cape Riley, at the Entrance of Wellington Channel, Barrow's Straits. [Canada], and Remains of Encampment, 1850. Search for Sir John Franklin's expedition, ...the Cape

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Burford's Panorama of the Polar Regions - The 'Investigator' Snow-Walled in for Winter, 1850

Burford's Panorama of the Polar Regions - The "Investigator" Snow-Walled in for Winter, 1850. Sailors at Port Leopold, Canada

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin - First Iceberg Seen, June 3, 1850

Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin - First Iceberg Seen, June 3, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin - First Iceberg Seen, June 3, 1850. Sketch by...a Lieutenant of the Assistance...The iceberg was about 70 feet in height...During the still night

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Franklin's Guelphic Badge, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Franklin's Guelphic Badge, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Franklin's Guelphic Badge, 1854. The Badge of the Knight's Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, worn by Franklin'

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Medallic Portrait of Sir J. Franklin, by David, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Medallic Portrait of Sir J. Franklin, by David, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Medallic Portrait of Sir J. Franklin, by David, 1854....a medallic Portrait of the lamented Sir John Franklin, executed in bronze by M. David'

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Franklin's Guelphic Badge, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Franklin's Guelphic Badge, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Franklin's Guelphic Badge, 1854. The Badge of the Knight's Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, worn by Franklin'

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Dr. Rae - (from a daguerreotype by Beard), 1854. Creator: Unknown

Dr. Rae - (from a daguerreotype by Beard), 1854. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Rae - (from a daguerreotype by Beard), 1854. Dr. [John] Rae, of the Hudson's Bay Company, has reached England, bringing with him from the Arctic Seas a number of articles that belonged to Sir

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Portrait of Sir John Franklin, RN (1770-1847), 1825. Creator: Thomas Phillips

Portrait of Sir John Franklin, RN (1770-1847), 1825. Creator: Thomas Phillips
Portrait of Sir John Franklin, RN (1770-1847), 1825

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Mount King William the Third, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Mount King William the Third, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Mount King William the Third, 1901. Mount King William in the Central Highlands of Tasmania, named during Sir John Franklins journey to the west in 1842. From " Federated Australia"

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Franklin Square, Hobart, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Franklin Square, Hobart, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Franklin Square, Hobart, 1901. Satue of John Franklin, a former Governor of Tasmania who the square is named afte and Hobart Town Hall in Central Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Captain MacClintocks Search for Franklin, 1859: The Discovery of the... Relics

Captain MacClintocks Search for Franklin, 1859: The Discovery of the... Relics
Captain MacClintocks Search for Franklin, 1859: The Discovery of the Ross Cairn Relics by Lieutenant Hobson, of the Yacht Fox, May 6, (1901)

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Queen Victorias Interest in the Search for Franklin: 1856, (1901). Creator: Unknown

Queen Victorias Interest in the Search for Franklin: 1856, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Queen Victorias Interest in the Search for Franklin: Her Majesty visiting the Arctic Ship Resolute, December 16, 1856, (1901)

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: A buffalo pound, Canada, c1819-1822 (1823). Artist: Edward Finden

A buffalo pound, Canada, c1819-1822 (1823). Artist: Edward Finden
A buffalo pound, Canada, c1819-1822 (1823). From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-22 by John Franklin (1786-1847)

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Captain McClintocks search for missing Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, 6 May 1859 (1901)

Captain McClintocks search for missing Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, 6 May 1859 (1901). The discovery of the Ross Cairn relics by Lieutenant Hobson of the yacht Fox

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: The Cache Destroyed, c1856, (1928)

The Cache Destroyed, c1856, (1928). Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) an American explorer and a medical officer, who was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin in

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Burial of a Member of the M cLintock Expedition, c1859, (1928)

Burial of a Member of the M cLintock Expedition, c1859, (1928). A Paraselene (mock moon) seen in the background. Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: M cLintocks Search Party Finding One of Franlins Cairns at Cape Herschel, c1859, (1928)

M cLintocks Search Party Finding One of Franlins Cairns at Cape Herschel, c1859, (1928). Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Sir John Franklin, c1860s. Artist: DJ Pound

Sir John Franklin, c1860s. Artist: DJ Pound
Sir John Franklin, c1860s

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Hall of the Council of Five Hundred, Venice, Italy, 19th century. Artist: E Challis

Hall of the Council of Five Hundred, Venice, Italy, 19th century. Artist: E Challis
Hall of the Council of Five Hundred, Venice, Italy, 19th century

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Sir John Franklin, English sea captain and Arctic explorer, 19th century

Sir John Franklin, English sea captain and Arctic explorer, 19th century. Franklin (1786-1847) led an expedition to find the North-West Passage; the entire crew was lost

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, 1856, (c1888)

Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, 1856, (c1888)
Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, Spithead, Hampshire, 1856, (c1888). Queen Victoria and her husband visit the ship of British Arctic explorer John Franklin

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. In 1818 Ross (1800-1862) led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: The Plague Pit, 1855. Artist: John Franklin

The Plague Pit, 1855. Artist: John Franklin
The Plague Pit, 1855. Consigning bodies of victims of the plague to a communal grave during the Plague of London, 1665. From Old Saint Pauls by W Harrison Ainsworth

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), American naval surgeon and arctic explorer in arctic dress, 1862

Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), American naval surgeon and arctic explorer in arctic dress, 1862. Kane took part in two expeditions, in 1850 and 1853

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Copper Indian girl mending snow shoe, 1823. Artist: John Franklin

Copper Indian girl mending snow shoe, 1823. Artist: John Franklin
Copper Indian girl mending snow shoe. Coloured lithograph from John Franklin Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, London, 1823

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Interior of Cree Indian tent, 1823. Artist: John Franklin

Interior of Cree Indian tent, 1823. Artist: John Franklin
Interior of Cree Indian tent, 1823. Man smoking: Papoose in cradle : Cooking pot suspended over fire. Coloured lithograp from John Franklin Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: Scene from Old St Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth, 1855. Artist: John Franklin

Scene from Old St Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth, 1855. Artist: John Franklin
Scene from Old Saint Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth, 1855. A romantic historical novel set in 1665 and 1666 during the Plague of London and the Fire of London

Background imageJohn Franklin Collection: At The End, c1845, 1936

At The End, c1845, 1936
At The End, 1936. The ill-fated crew of Sir John Franklin trapped in the ice. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]



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