Black and white print with title "The White Wolf and a View of the Dog Rib Rock". It shows a rather ferocious looking wolf, standing in a mountainous landscape.
This fabulous print of an arctic wolf and landscape was based on drawings made by Lieutenant Robert Hood and Lieutenant George Back during #SirJohnFranklin's first Arctic land expedition in 1819.
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On this day in 1847, #SirJohnFranklin died during his lost Northwest Passage Expedition off King William Island, Nunavut, Canada.
#OnThisDay in 1825 the poet Eleanor Anne Porden died. A remarkably bright, witty, intelligent and compassionate woman, who was also the first wife of arctic explorer #SirJohnFranklin. It would be two months before he received the devastating news: recordoffice.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/s...
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Statue of Sir John Franklin in the Lincolnshire town of Spilsby.
First page of a handwritten letter, dated Harrington 16th December 1824.
Detail from the letter which reads 'The flag you have is the size for a ship. I think three yards long by two wide sufficiently large for a boat – if my Naval Man should call before you commence, consult him, if not let that be the Size.'
#OnThisDay in 1824 #SirJohnFranklin replied to his wife, Eleanor, about Christmas arrangements and the size of that flag. Apparently the size she's been given is for a ship, whereas he only needs her to make one big enough for a boat.
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First page of a handwritten letter dated Friday December 10, 18hrs.
Detail of the letter which reads 'Commissioner Thomson has sent the Flag, but it is five yards long by three wide, which is longer than you led me to expect, and I shall be obliged by your letting me know when you write what size I am to make mine, as I find there is some work in it, and am anxious to begin.'
#OnThisDay in 1824 Eleanor Franklin wrote to her husband, arctic explorer #SirJohnFranklin, about Christmas preparations and to say that the Admiralty had sent a flag for his next expedition. But was it the right size? Find out when he replies on the 16th...
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A series of mounted photographs, entitled 'Officers of the "Erebus" and "Terror". Underneath the portraits is printed: "Sailed from England 19th May 1845 in search of the North West passage. "The white North has their bones"
We have also written several blog posts about #SirJohnFranklin, his connection to Derbyshire and the records we hold: recordoffice.wordpress.com?s=Sir+John+F...
#franklinexpedition #history #archives #arctic
A small landscale volume with the label 'Azimuths' on the cover.
The first page of the journal. It is pre-printed into columns with headings such as 'Ship's Head' and 'Azimuths'. Written across the columns is 'Journal kept by Sir John Franklin from Aug 14 1821 to Jan 7 1822.
Did you know that we have important records by and related to #arctic explorer #SirJohnFranklin? Like this journal he kept during his first expedition in 1821-22. Find all our Franklin material through this link: calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/ove...
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Screenshot showing various online exhibitions on the Derbyshire Record Office Google Arts & Culture page.
Hello new followers! 😃Do have a look on our Google Arts & Culture page for exhibitions on historic #maps, Derwent Valley factories, the #PeakDistrict, designing a pit village, corsets (yes, really!), arctic explorer #SirJohnFranklin and much more:
artsandculture.google.com/partner/derb...
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#MarsHillBlog Post A brief review of Barrow’s Boys by Fergus Fleming #BarrowsBoys #FergusFleming #SirJohnBarrow #SirJohnFranklin #FranklinExpedition #Canada #NorthwestPassage #Arctic paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/11/ferg...
