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John Franklin's First and Second Expeditions
The Royal Museums Greenwich has information and illustrations about Sir John Franklin's first and second expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/in-depth/north-west-passage/exploration-adventure-and-tragedy/john-frankl
ins-first-and-second-expeditions-1819-27
John Franklin's Last Expedition
Royal Museums Greenwich has this description, including a map,for studying Franklin's last expedition.
http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/in-depth/north-west-passage/exploration-adventure-and-tragedy/john-frankl
ins-last-expedition-1845
NOVA: Arctic Passage
This is NOVA's companion site about the two legendary expeditions through the Northwest Passage: the Franklin Expedition and Roald Amundsen's journey. Learn about Franklin's manifest, the explorers and expeditions through slide shows maps and more.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/arctic/
The Note in the Cairn
"The only written record ever found of the disastrous Franklin Northwest Passage expedition of 1845-1848 was discovered in 1859." You can read the note in its original copy or read the transcript.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/arctic/note.html
Sir John Franklin: Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Learn more about Sir John Franklin, who led the famous expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=37516
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