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Captn. Franklin, R.N. F.R.S. – Antique Wall Art

Captn. Franklin, R.N. F.R.S., [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Captn. Franklin, R.N. F.R.S., [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Captain John Franklin of the Royal Navy, a Fellow of the Royal Society, is the subject here, and the letters after his rank in the title point to the scientific standing he earned alongside his naval career. Franklin made his name charting the Arctic coast of North America in the 1820s, a land journey in which several members of his party died. He later led the 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage, and when his ships *Erebus* and *Terror* vanished in the ice, the loss prompted years of rescue searches and kept his name in the public eye. No date or maker is known for this print, so its exact age is uncertain.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Lewis.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,044 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123369

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