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The Victory Point record and its tin case

PhotographPublic domainWritten 24 May 1847; amended April 1848; recovered 1859
The Victory Point record and its tin case: picture
The Victory Point record and its tin case: picture
The Victory Point record and its tin case: pictureThe Victory Point record and its tin case: scan

Graham Gore, James Fitzjames and F. R. M. Crozier, 1847. Public domain

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PictureGraham Gore, James Fitzjames and F. R. M. Crozier · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-old)1 step from the original
DocumentRoyal Museums Greenwich · rmg.co.uk · catalogue entryPrimary source: The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/11 step from the original
Scanunknown · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-old)Primary source: The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/11 step from the original
PhotoRoyal Museums Greenwich · rmg.co.uk · © National Maritime Museum, GreenwichPrimary source: Record case (AAA2344), Polar Equipment and Relics collection1 step from the original

Where it was made

1Victory Point200 km1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Victory Point record and its tin case [Artifact ART0D59KA3G101E]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D59KA3G101E
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