Chart showing the vicinity of King William Island with the various positions in which relics of the Arctic Expedition under Sir John Franklin have been found.

An image showing 'Gould map of King William Island, where Franklin relics found.'

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Chart showing the vicinity of King William Island with the various positions in which relics of the Arctic Expedition under Sir John Franklin have been found.

Scale approx. 1:1,000,000.
This British Admiralty publication records the locations where relics of the Franklin expedition were discovered on and around King William Island where many of Franklin’s men died. Rupert Gould compiled information brought back by the searching expeditions led by Anderson (1855), McClintock (1859), Hall (1866), Schwatka (1879), Rasmussen (1924), Norberg (1926) and Burwash (1926). A note states: 'The information shown in red is based upon the personal observations of various British and American explorers in the region. The information show in blue is based upon various Eskimo reports obtained by those explorers, and probably is not altogether trustworthy'.

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Object Details

ID:	G285:4/9(1)
Collection:	Charts and maps
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	HM Admiralty; Gould, Rupert Gould, Rupert Thomas
Date made:	1927
Exhibition:	North-West Passage
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	520 x 375 mm