The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1

Graham Gore, James Fitzjames, Francis R. M. Crozier, 1847. Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum), archive HSR/C/9/1.

A printed Admiralty message form filled in on 24 May 1847 and left in a cairn, with a marginal note added in April 1848 when the ships were deserted: the only written word from the expedition after its first winter.

Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)Primary sourceManuscriptCopy of The Victory Point record and its tin caseChecked against the original0

What it's used for here

The expedition's last known plan, deaths to April 1848 and the date of the desertion.

Cited by on this site 2 records

The Victory Point record and its tin case: document

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The Victory Point record and its tin case: scan

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Cite it

Gore, G., Fitzjames, J., & Crozier, F. R. M. (1847). The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1. Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum), archive HSR/C/9/1. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/archive/rmgc-object-504898

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Gore, Graham et al.. “The Victory Point record (Sir John Franklin's last message), HSR/C/9/1.” Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum), archive HSR/C/9/1 (1847).