Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9311
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"Manner of making a resting place on a winter night"
Date
1823
Creator
Edward Francis Finden (1791 - 1857, British) , Engraver
After
Sir George Back (1796 - 1878, British) , Naval officer
Object type
Library reference
39901
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 200mm
width (print): 200mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Expedition members setting up camp in a forest clearing during their first winter, March 15th 1820.
John Franklin's expedition of 1819-22 travelled via the Coppermine River to map the Canadian Arctic coast, as part of efforts to find the fabled North-West Passage. Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea,by John Franklin (London, 1823).
John Franklin's expedition of 1819-22 travelled via the Coppermine River to map the Canadian Arctic coast, as part of efforts to find the fabled North-West Passage. Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea,by John Franklin (London, 1823).
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