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Inglefield’s Search for the Lost Franklin Expedition
Edward Augustus Inglefield's account of his 1852 search for Sir John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition. The Franklin expedition, with ships Erebus and Terror, were lost in the Arctic in 1845.
Commanding the Isabel, Lady Franklin’s privately funded steam yacht, Inglefield sailed to West Greenland to procure sledging dogs before pushing north into Smith Sound. The voyage resulted in the charting of some 1,000 kilometers of previously unrecorded coastline, including the discovery of Inglefield Gulf. The expedition also explored Jones Sound, Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, and Beechey Island before returning to Britain. Inglefield was awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s Gold Medal for his achievements. The book is notable for its fine lithograph plates and a valuable folding map of Baffin Bay, documenting key discoveries of the search. Inglefield subsequently served as a commander in Belcher’s later Franklin relief expedition and took part in naval operations during the Crimean War.
The plates are as follows:
- "Isabel" Entering the Polar Sea Through Smith's Sound Midnight. [color lithograph]
- Killing a Bear off Cape York [tinted lithograph]
- Midnight Aug. 28th, 1852, Prince of Wales Mountains, Cape Albert, Cape Fred. VII, Crystal Palace Cliffs, Cape Alexander [folding tinted panoramic coastal view]
- Dangerous Position of the "Isabel" Caught in the Lee Pack [color lithograph]
The large folding map:
- Arctic Sea, Baffin Bay
Rarity
This book is quite scarce in the market, especially in the original publisher's blue cloth.
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