# The Victory Point record and its tin case

> The Victory Point record and its tin case

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**ART** 0D59KA3G101E·Artifact · document

# The Victory Point record and its tin case

PhotographPublic domainWritten 24 May 1847; amended April 1848; recovered 1859

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[![The Victory Point record and its tin case: picture](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/franklin-expedition-a-victory-point-c1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/franklin-expedition-a-victory-point-c1?w=2000)

The Victory Point record and its tin case: picture

[![The Victory Point record and its tin case: picture](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/franklin-expedition-a-victory-point-c1)][![The Victory Point record and its tin case: scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/c416ddf4fda1928216cff2f33dfbd0bf1bac32f30d5157ab8bae8af19b5b1eac/w800)]

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

## Copies 4

**Picture** Graham Gore, James Fitzjames and F. R. M. Crozier · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-old)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklinexpeditionnote.jpg)

**Document** Royal Museums Greenwich · rmg.co.uk · catalogue entryPrimary source: [The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JQSJ64SW/the-victory-point-record-sir-john-franklins-last-message-hsr)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/archive/rmgc-object-504898)

**Scan** unknown · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-old)Primary source: [The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JQSJ64SW/the-victory-point-record-sir-john-franklins-last-message-hsr)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklinexpeditionnote.jpg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/c416ddf4fda1928216cff2f33dfbd0bf1bac32f30d5157ab8bae8af19b5b1eac)

**Photo** Royal Museums Greenwich · rmg.co.uk · © National Maritime Museum, GreenwichPrimary source: [Record case (AAA2344), Polar Equipment and Relics collection](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JJ5W10A8/record-case-aaa2344-polar-equipment-and-relics-collection)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-2343)

## Where it was made

[Victory Point, north-west King William Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D59JR1C3WFE/victory-point-north-west-king-william-island) · Coastal point

## Sources 1

- [Record case (AAA2344), Polar Equipment and Relics collection](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JJ5W10A8/record-case-aaa2344-polar-equipment-and-relics-collection)_SRC_

## Cite it

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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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Key

**ART** 0D59KA3G101E

Kind

Document

Held by

Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum), record HSR/C/9/1; case AAA2344

Dated

written 24 May 1847; amended April 1848; recovered 1859

Licence

Public domain (PD-old)

Place

[Victory Point, north-west King William Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D59JR1C3WFE/victory-point-north-west-king-william-island)

Part of

[Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition)

The record

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