Physical description
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.
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 919.8 McCL
Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.
Summary
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.
Keywords
- 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
References
- Biographical. Biography – McCLINTOCK, Sir FRANCIS LEOPOLD – Volume ...
- Britannica. Sir Francis Leopold McClintock | British polar explorer ...
- Internet Archive.
- Wikipedia.
- Royal Collection Trust.
