John Franklin and John Joseph Shillinglaw papers relating to Arctic exploration, 1845-1893
John Franklin and John Joseph Shillinglaw papers relating to Arctic exploration, 1845-1893
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1845-1893
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MLMSS 1465
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1 box of textual material
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Series 01: Sir John Franklin, 1845-1847
Item 1
A. 'Papers and despatches relating to the Arctic Searching Expeditions of 1850, 1851, 1852 together with a few brief remarks relating to the Probable Course pursued by Sir John Franklin', collected and arranged by James Mangles, 1852. Printed with manuscript letter, 1848, inserted. Includes infor...
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John Franklin and John Joseph Shillinglaw papers relating to Arctic exploration, 1845-1893
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Keyword subject:
Explorers--Arctic regions
Arctic regions--Languages
Eskimo languages--Arctic regions
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-411C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Administrative / Biographical history
Sir John Franklin, 1786-1847, fifth Governor of Tasmania and a polar explorer in 1845 commenced what was to be his last Arctic journey. In 1847 all members of his expedition perished. John Joseph Shillinglaw, 1880-1905, was a historian concerned mainly with early Australian history and Arctic discovery
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MLMSS 1465
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1wN2rjkn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wN2rjkn
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918285
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