'Burial of a Member of the M'cLintock Expedition', c1859, (1928). Artist: Unknown.

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'Burial of a Member of the M'cLintock Expedition', c1859, (1928). A Paraselene (mock moon) seen in the background. Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Originally from A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions; The Voyage of the Fox in the Arctic Seas, by Francis Leopold McClintock. From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

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