Lot Essay
HMS Enterprise sailed in search of Sir John Franklin in 1848-49 (James Clark Ross) and 1850-54 (Richard Collinson), the latter (for the present lot) from the Pacific side.
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An Inuit whalebone snow scraper
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FRANKLIN SEARCH EXPEDITIONS
An Inuit whalebone snow scraper
inscribed on a label 'Found by Mr Crichton Engineer on board the Enterprise during the Arctic Expedition in a deserted Esquimaux hut on the uninhabited Island of Prince Leopold. Presented by Miss Eaton Novber 1856'
10¼in. (26cm.) long
An Inuit whalebone snow scraper
inscribed on a label 'Found by Mr Crichton Engineer on board the Enterprise during the Arctic Expedition in a deserted Esquimaux hut on the uninhabited Island of Prince Leopold. Presented by Miss Eaton Novber 1856'
10¼in. (26cm.) long
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