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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. Eleven musket balls found by Lieutenant William R. Hobson at an abandoned camp site at Cape Felix, King William Island on 25 May 1859. The shot was found in the smallest tent which had presumably been occupied by the officers.
It was collected by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59. One is of a slightly smaller size.
caption: Musket ball
caption: Musket balls | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | William Robert McClintock Expedition Fox 1855 Francis Leopold Hobson Franklin Royal Naval Museum John musket balls McClintock | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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