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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A tarred piece of canvas with several seams found in the grave of Lieutenant John Irving, Irving Bay, King William Island by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-79. It was used as a shroud for the body.
Halkett boat suggestion from Thomas Jones.
caption: Navy sail canvas | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Schwatka Expedition navy sail canvas Irving John Terror (1813) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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