The Beechey Island graves of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine

The Beechey Island graves of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine: picture

The Beechey Island graves of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine: photo

The source of the tissue samples behind the lead-poisoning reading; the headboards on the island are replicas.

Ansgar Walk, 1846. CC BY-SA 2.5

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PictureAnsgar Walk · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.51 step from the original

Where it's published

PhotoAnsgar Walk · commons.wikimedia.org · 1997-08-02 · CC BY-SA 2.51 step from the original

Where it's published Download

Where it is kept

Beechey Island, Nunavut · Island

Sources 1

Source identification of lead found in tissues of sailors from the Franklin Arctic Expedition of 1845SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Beechey Island graves of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine [Artifact ART0D59KCHM3VJ6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D59KCHM3VJ6

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  title     = {The Beechey Island graves of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0D59KCHM3VJ6},
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}