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Sonnet praising McClure, 1854.

Sonnet by W J A of Lyme Regis to Captain McClure, RN, the discoverer of the North-West Passage. This sonnet, written by a member of the public, sings the praises of McClure for discovering the North-West Passage. It shows the widespread public interest in the Arctic at the time of the Franklin search expeditions.

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Object Details

ID:	MCCLU/6
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1854
Exhibition:	North-West Passage
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, Vice-Admiral, 1807-1873. (Manuscript) Papers from the early part of McClure's career, 1824-1842. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/1-2) Commendations after completing the North-West Passage, circa 1855. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/3-4) Poem in blank verse inspired by McClure's despatches while trapped in the Arctic, 1853. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/5) Sonnet praising McClure, 1854. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/6) Apology for lines of verse, written in 1855. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/7) Passport for travelling on the Continent, 1855. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/8) Papers relating to the East Indies and China, 1858-1860. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/9-12) Memorandum book relating to the East Indies and China, 1857. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/13) Papers relating to honours and appointments, 1834-1867. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/14-19) Medals and seals, circa 1822-1860. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/20-23) Photographs and ephemera. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/24)