Northwest Passage Collection

Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946). Creator: Cornelius Ketel
Sir Martin Frobisher, late 16th century, (1946)

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

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

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

Captain McClure, in his Arctic Dress - from a photograph by Captain Inglefield
Captain McClure, in his Arctic Dress - from a photograph by Edward Augustus Inglefield, 1854

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

The North-West Passage, 1874, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The North-West Passage, 1874, (1901). An old seaman looks thoughtful as he considers the danger of an expedition to find the sea route round North America via the Canadian Arctic

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)

Felix Harbour, 1834. Creator: William Say
Felix Harbour, 1834

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'

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'

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]

Cover of Roald Amundsen, Explorer by Charles Turley, 1935. Artist: Charles Turley
Cover of Roald Amundsen, Explorer by Charles Turley, 1935. Norwegian explorer

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

Sir Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, (1825). Frobisher (c1535-1594) made three voyages to the New World in search of the Northwest Passage

Sir Francis Drake and Sir Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigators, (1825). Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen, Norwegian explorer

The North-West Passage, 1874 (1906). Artist: John Everett Millais
The North-West Passage, 1874 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer, 1916
Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer

Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, c1880. Artist: Whymper
Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, c1880. Frobisher (c1535-1594) made three voyages to the New World in search of the Northwest Passage

Cricket at Igloolik, 1822-1823 (1912). The crews of HMS Fury and HMS Hecla

The North West Passage, 1874 (c1880-1882). Artist: A Mongin
The North West Passage, 1874 (c1880-1882). A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Lieutenant Samuel Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), naval officer, 1853

Sir James Clark Ross, 19th century British naval officer and explorer, (20th century). Ross (1800-1862) was a notable polar explorer

Robert John Le Mesurier MacClure, pioneer arctic explorer, 1853. British explorer Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (1807-1873) is credited as the discoverer of the North-west passage

The ships were called the Terror and the Erebus, 1847, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
The ships were called the Terror and the Erebus, 1847, (1905). John Franklins doomed expedition to find the North-West Passage

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

John Barrow (1764-1848), English traveller and naval administrator. Between 1804-1845 Barrow held the position of second secretary to the Admiralty

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