The only written record ever found of the disastrous Franklin Northwest Passage expedition of 1845-1848 was discovered in 1859. It was found in a stone cairn erected on the western shore of King ...
In April 1848, 105 men set out into the frozen heart of the ... These last members of Sir John Franklin’s doomed 129-man expedition to map the Northwest Passage all perished, many just a few miles ...
Under the command of Sir John Franklin, the two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, left England in 1845 but became icebound ...
In April of 1848 James Fitzjames of HMS Erebus helped ... Descendants of members of the Franklin expedition are encouraged to ...
The loss of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, built in Topsham, Devon, prompted one of largest searches in history, running from 1848 to 1859 ... belonging to the Franklin Expedition,” Prime Minister ...
25th April 1848 HMShips Terror and Erebus were deserted on the 22nd April 5 leagues NNW of this having been beset since 12th Sept 1846. The officers and crews ...