The memorial to John Rae in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney. SEE DETAILS IN DESCRIPTION.

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The inscription (legible in photograph) reads: 'JOHN RAE. / ARCTIC EXPLORER. / Intrepid Discoverer of the Fate of Sir John Franklin's Last Expedition / Born - 1813. - Died - 1893. / Expeditions: - 1846 7: 1848-9: 1851-2: 1853-4.'

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Size: 3000px × 1994px
Location: St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney.
Photo credit: © UrbanImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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