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Añadir al carritoA Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions. First edition. 4 folding maps (2 on a single folding sheet), folding facsimile letter and 14 plates. 8vo. Contemporary green calf, spine richly gilt, lightly rubbed. xxvii, [i], 403, [1ad]pp. London, John Murray, Following the return of Rae with th…e first news of the possible fate of Sir John Franklin, Lady Franklin set about putting together a search expedition, purchasing and fitting out the Fox largely at her own expense. McClintock and the other officers who took part offered their services gratis, and their return to England in 1859 with the evidence of Franklin's death and the fate of the ships and their crew, guaranteed his knighthood in the following year. Sabin 43043, Hill p. 483; Arctic Bibliography 10555.
