British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

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Sir John Franklin. Stipple engraving by D. J. Pound, 1860, after J.M. Negelen.

Sir John Franklin. Line engraving by J. Croll after J.M. Negelen.

Sir John Franklin. Lithograph by J.B.A. Lafosse after J.M. Negelen.

Sir John Franklin. Stipple engraving by W. T. Fry, 1823, after T. Wageman.

Sir John Franklin. Stipple engraving, 1825.

Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

Sir John Franklin. Lithograph.

Arctic searching expedition : a journal of a boat-voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea : in search of the discovery ships under command of Sir John Franklin / by Sir John Richardson.

Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 / By John Franklin, captain R.N. ... With an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history.

Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827 ... / by John Franklin. Including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward, by John Richardson, M.D.

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John Franklin

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Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 / By John Franklin, captain R.N. ... With an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history.

Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827 ... / by John Franklin. Including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward, by John Richardson, M.D.

John Franklin

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Images featuring John Franklin

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Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 / By John Franklin, captain R.N. ... With an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history.

Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827 ... / by John Franklin. Including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward, by John Richardson, M.D.

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