Relics of the Franklin Expedition: Discovering Artifacts from the Doomed Arctic Voyage of 1845

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Garth Walpole Russell Potter

Relics of the Franklin Expedition

Discovering Artifacts from the Doomed Arctic Voyage of 1845

Garth Walpole, Russell Potter

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
25 January 2017

Maritime history; Underwater archaeology; Ships & shipping: general interest

Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition departed England in 1845 with two Royal Navy bomb vessels, 129 men and three years' worth of provisions. None were seen again until nearly a decade later, when their bleached bones, broken instruments, books, papers and personal effects began to be recovered on Canada's King William Island. These relics have since had a life of their own--photographed, analyzed, cataloged and displayed in glass cases in London.

This book gives a definitive history of their preservation and exhibition from the Victorian era to the present, richly illustrated with period engravings and photographs, many never before published. Appendices provide the first comprehensive accounting of all expedition relics recovered prior to the 2014 discovery of Franklin's ship HMS Erebus.

By: Garth Walpole
Edited by: Russell Potter
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781476667188
ISBN 10: 1476667187
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 January 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used viii Editor’s Preface Original Introduction 1. The Material Biography of Relics: A Physical and Spiritual Relationship 2. The Continued Search for Relics, 1851–1854 3. Examining the Relics 4. The Material and Social Value of the Relics 5. The Relics: Their Past, Present and Future Conclusion Appendices: deleteA: Locations of Relics deleteB: Relics at the National Maritime Museum deleteC: Relics with Ownership Ascribed deleteD: Relics Recorded and Left by McClintock, 1859 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index 227

Garth Walpole was born in 1961 in Hobart, Tasmania. He earned a degree in history and archaeology at the University of Bangor in Wales, where his fascination with the lost Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin began. He died April 7, 2015, not long after completing this book. Russell Potter lives in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Reviews for Relics of the Franklin Expedition: Discovering Artifacts from the Doomed Arctic Voyage of 1845

"""Walpole went to great effort to ensure that all historic accounts and the contexts in which specific relics were recovered were as accurate as possible, a feat that is especially impressive...extremely well researched, and all historical accounts are thoroughly cited...valuable...meticulous detail""--The Northern Mariner; ""This book is a delight, a detailed treat that requires many encounters with its pages, and an archaeologist's dream. This is an intelligent, well-organized analysis of nearly every artifact found in the Canadian Arctic...recommend""--Sea History."