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Sledging Over Hummocky Ice
Samuel Gurney Cresswell1854-05-15
Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom
H.M.S. Investigator accompanied H.M.S. Enterprise on James Clark Ross' 1848 expedition to discover the Franklin Expedition, which had set off in 1845 to discover the North West Passage. She became trapped in the ice and in 1853 she was abandoned.
This colour print comes from a series entitled "Sketches in Colour by Lieutenant S. Gurney Creswell, of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure) during the Discovery of the North West Passage"
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Details
- Title: Sledging Over Hummocky Ice
- Creator: Lieutenant S. Gurney Creswell
- Date Created: 1854-05-15
- Location: Mercy Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada, Arctic
- Physical Dimensions: 52 x 41cm
- Provenance: Gell family of Hopton Hall (D8760/F/LIB/9/4/9)
- Subject Keywords: Franklin Expedition, Arctic, Polar exploration
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