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Book - Reference Travel Diary/History, Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock, The Voyage of The 'Fox'. Fate of Sir John Franklin, 1881
... Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was a legendary British Royal Navy officer and seasoned Arctic explorer. He fought under Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) and later led two major overland mapping expeditions across northern Canada, earning him fame as "the man who ate his boots" after surviving severe starvation on his first trip.
...Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) was a legendary British Royal Navy officer and seasoned Arctic explorer. He fought under Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) and later led two major overland mapping expeditions across northern Canada, earning him fame as "the man who ate his boots" after surviving severe starvation on his first trip.
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This classic 1859 maritime narrative with the subject copy being the 1881 fifth edition details one of the most significant moments in Arctic exploration. It follows the definitive discovery of what happened to Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition. The Voyage of the 'Fox' is a first-hand travel diary and official report written by Captain Francis Leopold McClintock.
The Voyage of The 'Fox'. The Fate of Sir John Franklin
Author: Sir F Leopold M'Clintock
Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street, London. Publisher to the Admiralty
Date: 1881
Blue embossed hardcover with a blue spine and lettering in gold. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.non-fictionThis classic 1859 maritime narrative with the subject copy being the 1881 fifth edition details one of the most significant moments in Arctic exploration. It follows the definitive discovery of what happened to Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition. The Voyage of the 'Fox' is a first-hand travel diary and official report written by Captain Francis Leopold McClintock.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the voyage of the 'fox'. the fate of sir john franklin, sir f leopold m'clintock, arctic exploration
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