Arctic Circles: the Franklin family, networks of knowledge, and early nineteenth century Arctic exploration, 1818-1859

• Main Author: Jacobs, Annaliese
• Other Authors: Burton, Antoinette M., Liebersohn, Harry, Rabin, Dana, Randolph, John W., Ballantyne, Tony J., Perry, Adele
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Exploration; Arctic regions; Women; Indigenous Peoples; British Empire; Franklin; John; Jane; Tasmania; Arctic; Northwest Passage; Penal; inuit; Northwest passage
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/78632

This dissertation examines how the women of the family of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) engaged with imperial and geographical networks of knowledge from 1818 to 1859. It argues that over this forty year period, the Franklin women (and especially John Franklin’s second wife, Jane...