John Franklin
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Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Canadian
Portrait of John Franklin by Thomas Phillips, 1828
Sir John Franklin, c. 1835
Daguerreotype photograph of Franklin taken in 1845, prior to the expedition's departure. He is wearing the 1843–1846 pattern Royal Navy undress tailcoat with cocked hat.
Engraving of Charles Bacon's statue of Franklin in Spilsby in 1861, prior to its installation
Jane Franklin
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Jane, Lady Franklin was a British explorer, seasoned traveller and the second wife of the English explorer Sir John Franklin. During her husband's period as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, s
John Franklin
…Bear Lake; Délı̨nę, built on the site of Fort Franklin, thus considers itself to be one of the birthplaces of the sport. On 5 November 1828, he married Jane Griffin, a friend of his first wife and a seasoned traveller who proved indomitable in the course of their life together. On 29 April 1829, he was knighted by…
Jane, Lady Franklin portrait, 1838
Lady Franklin's ʻahuʻula, a Hawaiian feather cape presented to her by King Kamehameha IV during her visit in 1861, Bishop Museum.