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Collection | Franklin relics, Polar Equipment and Relics |
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Gallery location | Not on display |
Events | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848, Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859 |
Vessels | Fox (1855) |
Object details:
Object ID | AAA2095 |
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Description | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A file blade without a handle, bought from the Inuit by the McClintock Search Expedition on 3 March 1859, near Cape Victoria, on the Boothia Peninsula. The item is painted with a Royal Naval Museum number '(2)'. |
Date made | before 1845 |
Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Materials | metal |
Measurements | 254 x 22 x 6 mm |
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