Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9321
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"Canoe broaching to in a gale of wind at sunrise, Aug. 23rd 1821"
Date
1823
Creator
Edward Francis Finden (1791 - 1857, British) , Engraver
After
Robert Hood (1796 - 1821, Canadian) , Draftsman
Object type
Library reference
39901
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 150mm
width (print): 210mm
width (print): 210mm
Subject
Description
Unable to return by sea to the mouth of the Coppermine River in August 1821, the expedition party tried to return to Fort Enterprise by land - a gruelling journey during which Lieutenant Robert Hood, who drew the picture from which this engraving was produced, was shot dead by a Canadian guide.
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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