Letter from Sir Edward Belcher, 1855 ...

Part of a collection of letters from Arctic explorers Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877) and Admiral Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock (1819-1907) who engaged in Arctic surveys and were associated with the search for Sir John Franklin. Belcher commanded the expedition to search for Franklin in...

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Main Author: Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: University of Victoria Libraries 2021
Subjects:
Discoveries in geography
Rifles
Explorers
Arctic
Belcher
M'Clintock
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.58066/htm3-sz64
http://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/29a1599c-ea8b-4c87-88e4-300978f75fc2
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Summary:Part of a collection of letters from Arctic explorers Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877) and Admiral Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock (1819-1907) who engaged in Arctic surveys and were associated with the search for Sir John Franklin. Belcher commanded the expedition to search for Franklin in 1852 and M'Clintock discovered remains of the expedition in May 1859. This letter is from Admiral Sir Edward Belcher CB KCB, and is concerned with the Minié rifle. ...

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