
Caption
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN: INTELLIGENCE OF THE DISCOVERY OF HIS REMAINS, BY DR. RAE, RECEIVED OCTOBER 1854. Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN (16 April 1786 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. He disappeared on his last expedition, attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic.
Date
1847
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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited
Reference
LZT13A29_264
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