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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A part of a block, found in the possession of the Inuit at Wilmot Bay, Adelaide Peninsular by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-79. The block is carved with three broad arrows and '10'. It is painted in white letters 'PART OF A BLOCK FROM N.W. PASSAGE'.
Schwatka was told by the Inuit that it came from a large ship found by them off Grant Point. It was abandoned except for the body of a European. The Inuit removed anything useful and the vessel subsequently sank. They also reported finding the footprints of the four last crew members on the shore.
Inscription.
caption: Block | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Ookwolik Schwatka Expedition Netchillik Royal Naval Museum blocks | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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