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.
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

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT13A29_264

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 8.7in x 11.3in / 2595 x 3384 (300dpi)

Keywords

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN INTELLIGENCE DISCOVERY REMAINS DR. RAE OCTOBER 1854 John Franklin KCH FRGS RN 16 April 1786 11 June 1847 British Royal Navy officer Arctic explorer governor of Tasmania engraved image history illustrative technique engravement 19th century engraving victorian Arts Culture 19th Century Style Retro Styled Vintage retro arkheia nineteenth century engraving

Please log in to download the high resolution file