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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A rectangular piece of wood, possibly the interior fitting of a box found at Ross Cairn, Point Victory, King William Island on 11 July 1879 by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-79. This was the place where the crews of 'Erebus' and 'Terror' landed after abandoning their ships.
Part of box fitting?
caption: Box | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Schwatka Expedition boxes Royal Naval Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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