Franklin, Sir John (1786-1847), Governor of Tasmania, Arctic explorer

Date:
1834-1856
  • Manuscripts

About this work

Description

Correspondence relating to Sir John Franklin while Governor of Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania), and his second wife Jane, Lady Franklin, n?e Griffin (1792-1875). Includes some references to polar matters and explorers.

Publication/Creation

1834-1856

Physical description

11 items

Related material

At Wellcome Collection:Further Franklin correspondence and papers can be found at MS.7402.

Creator/production credits

Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847.

Language note

In English.

Ownership note

This material was formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence with the items now known as MS. 7402 but was extracted to form a separate grouping in 1989 as a result of the National Library of Australia's Australian Joint Copying Project.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
  • LocationStatusAccess
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    MS.7831

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