|
Date: |
|
Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A piece of copper sheet found on Montreal Island on 16 May 1859 by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59. It was discovered by Carl Petersen beside an inukshuk on the east side of the island and had probably been moved there by the Inuit.
The item appears to be half the top of a rectangular tin with the edges originally folded over and riveted onto the sides. The top had a circular hole in the centre with a soldered collar.
caption: Copper sheet fragment- reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | McClintock Expedition Petersen Johan Carl Christian Inukshuk Francis Leopold Franklin John McClintock | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
|