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Passageways, page 13

George Vancouver's published journal

George Vancouver's published journal
© Public Domain
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific, and Round the World...; George Vancouver. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1801.
Source: National Library of Canada
John Franklin

John Franklin
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Credit: National Archives of Canada/C-001352
A Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827; John Franklin. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Carey, 1828.
Source: National Archives of Canada
Franklin's expedition passing through Point Lata

Franklin's expedition passing through Point Lata
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Credit: National Archives of Canada, C-089481
A Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827; John Franklin. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Carey, 1828.
Source: National Archives of Canada
Rock with edible lichen, Northwest Territories

Rock with edible lichen, Northwest Territories
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Credit: National Archives of Canada/C-145968
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Map showing the route of Franklin's expedition from Fort Resolution to the Arctic coast in 1825

Franklin mapped over 800 kilometers of unknown territory during his Arctic expedition
© National Library of Canada
Source: National Library of Canada
Relics found with bodies of Franklin's crew

Relics found with bodies of Franklin's crew
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Illustrated London News, Oct. 15, 1859, p. 367
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Relics found with bodies of Franklin's crew

Relics found with bodies of Franklin's crew
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Illustrated London News, Oct. 15, 1859, p. 367
Source: National Library of Canada
Map showing the route of Franklin's final voyage, May 18, 1845 to 1848, through Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound, then south towards King William Island where bodies and relics of the crew were found

Franklin and his crew died during their search for the Northwest Passage, probably because their ships got frozen into the ice
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Lady Jane Franklin, aged 24

Lady Jane Franklin, aged 24
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Portrait of Jane: A Life of Lady Franklin; Frances J. Woodward. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951, frontispiece.
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Opening of the Cairn containing the message from Franklin's officers

Opening of the Cairn containing the message from Franklin's officers
© Public Domain
London Illustrated News. Oct. 15, 1859.
Source: National Library of Canada
Robert McClure

Robert McClure
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The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator" Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854; Robert McClure. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857.
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Ancient snow-goggles used by the Inuit to block the bright sun

Ancient snow-goggles used by the Inuit to block the bright sun
© Canadian Museum of Civilization, Artifact ASC 1X-C-2846, Photo S89-1832
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