Franklin, Sir John, (1786-1847), Arctic explorer
- Date:
- 1811-1857
- Manuscripts
About this work
Description
Correspondence formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence relating to Sir John Franklin, his first wife the poetess Eleanor Franklin n?e Porden (1797?-1825) and his second wife Jane, Lady Franklin, n?e Griffin (1792-1875), organiser of attempts to locate the disappeared final Franklin expedition.
Publication/Creation
1811-1857
Physical description
21 items
Related material
At Wellcome Collection:Other letters, which relate to Franklin's period as Governor of Tasmania, were formerly held with this material but extracted in 1989, as a result of the National Library of Australia's Australian Joint Copying Project: these letters are now catalogued as MS.7831.
Creator/production credits
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847.
Language note
In English.
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location of original
Wellcome Library; GB.
Location Status Access Closed storesMS.7402