Sir John Franklin's third voyage to the Arctic

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error
  • The Literary Encyclopedia. WORLD HISTORY AND IDEAS: A CROSS-CULTURAL VOLUME.

Resources

Sir John Franklin was a national hero in mid-Victorian England, having served at the Battle of Trafalgar as a young man, and having made made two voyages to the Actic in search of the North-West Passage. His first voyage overland from the Hudson's bay to the western shores of the Arctic Ocean was recorded in his

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21 and 22

(1823). His second voyage was made in 1825-7 and explored west from the Mackenzie River to Alaska. His third voyage involved two ships, the

Terror

and the

Erebus

with a compliment of 129 officers and men. They were last seen in July 1845 in northern Baffin Bay. In 1847-1850 several expeditions were sent to look for them, and in 1850 some of their graves were found. In 1854 the Chief Factor…

219 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Sir John Franklin's third voyage to the Arctic". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 February 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5487, accessed 29 March 2024.]

5487 Sir John Franklin's third voyage to the Arctic 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.