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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A fragment of sail canvas found at Northern Cairn, Cape Felix on 3 July 1879 by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-79.
The item has brown stains and one selvage edge. This is presumably the camp site found by McClintock. It had occupied by twelve officers and men from the Franklin expedition in the summer of 1847.
Part of selvage edge remains.
caption: Sail canvas | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Schwatka Expedition Portsmouth sails Royal Naval Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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