Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Canadian Arctic, that departed from England in 1845, tragically ended with the death of all 129 cre

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Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Canadian Arctic, that departed from England in 1845, tragically ended with the death of all 129 crew members. The Admiralty launched a search for the lost expedition in 1848. Expedition in search of Franklin's remains. Expeditioners rest at the foot of Divide Mountain. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

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