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American Franklin Search Expedition - monument erected over the grave of Lt. John Irving, R.N., 1881 Creator: Unknown.

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The American Franklin Search Expedition - monument erected over the grave of Lt. John Irving, R.N., 1881. 'We have been favoured with permission to make use of the interesting Sketches by Mr. Henry W. Klutschak...who was a member of the Arctic exploring party under command of Lieutenant Schwatka, of the United States Army, during the overland expedition to the shores of King William's Land, by which some interesting relics of Sir John Franklin and his comrades were lately discovered and brought to New York...They have also brought the remains of an officer of the Terror, Lieutenant John Irving, which were identified by a prize medal found in his opened grave. The Anchor Line steamer Circassia has...brought to Glasgow from New York the remains of Lieutenant Irving...Lieutenant Schwatka's party left Irving Bay on July 13, after erecting a cairn or stone piled monument over the grave of Lieutenant Irving, and marking a stone to indicate the object of the cairn. Schwatka also buried a copy of the M'Clintock-Crozier record of 1858, together with the record of his own work to date,...marking the fact on the tombstone. We give an Illustration of this monument erected over Lieutenant Irving's empty grave, thirty-two years after his death'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A42_391

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24,1Mo (2,1Mo) / 30,0cm x 20,1cm / 3548 x 2374 (300dpi)

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