Second Grinnell expedition
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The second Grinnell expedition of 1853–1855 was an American effort, financed by Henry Grinnell, to determine the fate of the Franklin's lost expedition. Led by Elisha Kent Kane, the team explored area
Meeting the Esquimaux
Winter of 1855 aboard the Advance with Kane in the center
Elisha Kent Kane
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Elisha Kent Kane was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Afri
Second Grinnell expedition
…Grinnell expedition of 1853–1855 was an American effort, financed by Henry Grinnell, to determine the fate of the Franklin's lost expedition. Led by Elisha Kent Kane, the team explored areas northwest of Greenland, now called Grinnell Land. While failing to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin, the expedition set…
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Elisha Kent Kane on Beechey Island
Kane's hillside historical plaque in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Kane's tomb in Laurel Hill Cemetery