Franklins Collection

FRANKLIN'S WRITING
Document transcribed by Sir John Franklin stating that H.M.S Erebus & Terror wintered in the ice at Beechey Island. Informs of his death & signed by Capt.s Crozier & Fitzjames. Date: 28 May 1847

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, Franklin expedition
HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, Sir John Franklin's final North West Passage expedition Date: 1854

Franklin expedition - three graves at Cape Riley
Traces of the Franklin Expedition. The graves of three of Franklin's crew at Cape Riley, Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Wellington Channel: John Torrington

Franklins ground squirrel, Poliocitellus franklinii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Franklins tartar, scarlet bizarre carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcolured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The

SHIPS AMONG ICEBERGS
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs. Date: 1845

Benjamin Franklin - Royal Society derides his discoveries
Benjamin Franklins discoveries are met with incredulity by the Royal Society of London. Date: 1706 - 1790

DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS
FRANKLINS TARTAR, or WILD CARNATION one of several species Date: 1796

Mcclintock / Franklin
McClintock in Fox discovers Franklins remains and the fate of the Franklin expedition. They also revealed about 800 miles of hitherto unknown coast. Date: 1857-59

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