- MS 1;MJ Journal, April 1859 [Sledge party examination Peel Sound coasts] microfilm
Harvey, British Franklin Search Expedition, 1857-1859
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 William Harvey/British Franklin Search Expedition, 1857-1859
- Dates of Creation
- April 1859
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Journal
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The British Franklin Search Expedition, 1857-1859 (leader Francis McClintock) was funded by Jane, Lady Franklin and public subscription. This was the fifth such private expedition Lady Franklin mounted in her attempts to uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848. Sailing from Aberdeen in Fox McClintock's brief was to search for survivors, confirm that Franklin had discovered the Northwest Passage and bring home written records from the expedition. The expedition over wintered in Brentford Bay and sledge parties set out to explore Prince William Island in the spring. William Hobson's party uncovered the only written records of the missing expedition ever found, providing the information on Franklin's death in 1847, the abandonment of the ships in 1848 and the direction in which the survivors had taken.
Arrangement
Chronological