A Final Link From a Lost Arctic Expedition: A Letter by Sir John Franklin (1845)

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  • Hanna Jin
  • Spenser Bailey

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https://doi.org/10.21900/j.sourcelab.v1.398

Abstract

Vol. 1, No. 3 (2019)

With contributions by Bijan Mansoorieh

This issue of SourceLab presents one of the last letters written by the Victorian explorer Sir John Franklin, who perished in the late 1840s while seeking the Northwest Passage.

This publication is part of the digital documentary edition series SourceLab, based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Our Editorial Board conducts rigorous peer-review of every edition.

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Crozier, Francis, and James FitzJames. "Sir John Franklin’s last message." Royal Navy Communique. April 26th, 1848. From Royal Museums Greenwich. Digital. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/504898.html?_ga=2.165294271.1875699360.1506798188-1410088760.1505940 (accessed September 30th, 2017).

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Sir John Franklin to Sir John Richardson, 6 July 1845, Item 173, Papers Relating to the 1837-1849 Search for Sir John Franklin's Expedition, Post-1650 MS 0051, University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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2020-04-08

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Vol. 1 (2020)

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