Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886

Dr. John Rae (1813-1893) was hired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1833, and participated in four Arctic expeditions beginning in the fall of 1846. Among his chief accomplishments are discovering the last missing link in the mapping of the Northwest Passage, and, in 1854, discovering the fate of...

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Main Author: Byrne and Co.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1886
Subjects:
Arctic
Northwest Passage
Rae
Northwest passage
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:portraits/2459 2023-05-15T15:04:17+02:00 Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886 Byrne and Co. University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division August 1886 Scanned from a photographic print at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2018 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/portraits/id/2459 unknown Portraits Collection Elinor W. Senkler photograph collection. PH Coll 351 POR2448 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Order Number or Negative Number] http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/portraits/id/2459 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Photograph; image StillImage 1886 ftuwashingtonlib 2021-01-16T23:48:45Z Dr. John Rae (1813-1893) was hired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1833, and participated in four Arctic expeditions beginning in the fall of 1846. Among his chief accomplishments are discovering the last missing link in the mapping of the Northwest Passage, and, in 1854, discovering the fate of the long-lost Franklin Expedition, who had disappeared in 1847. For this discovery, Dr. Rae received a reward of £10,000 and a gold medal from the Royal Geographic Society. Next to Rae are relics from the Franklin expedition, which he recovered in 1854, and a gold medal from the Royal Geographic Society, presented to Rae for his discovery. The map shows the location where Franklin's ship was abandoned in 1848. There are extensive notes on the verso of the image relating to Rae's various expeditions. PH Coll 351.8 To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction/reproduction Please cite the Order Number Still Image Arctic Northwest passage University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Arctic Northwest Passage Rae ENVELOPE(-116.053,-116.053,62.834,62.834)
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description Dr. John Rae (1813-1893) was hired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1833, and participated in four Arctic expeditions beginning in the fall of 1846. Among his chief accomplishments are discovering the last missing link in the mapping of the Northwest Passage, and, in 1854, discovering the fate of the long-lost Franklin Expedition, who had disappeared in 1847. For this discovery, Dr. Rae received a reward of £10,000 and a gold medal from the Royal Geographic Society. Next to Rae are relics from the Franklin expedition, which he recovered in 1854, and a gold medal from the Royal Geographic Society, presented to Rae for his discovery. The map shows the location where Franklin's ship was abandoned in 1848. There are extensive notes on the verso of the image relating to Rae's various expeditions. PH Coll 351.8 To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction/reproduction Please cite the Order Number
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title Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886
title_short Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886
title_full Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886
title_fullStr Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886
title_full_unstemmed Dr. John Rae, with relics from the Franklin Expedition, gold medal, and map, August 1886
title_sort dr. john rae, with relics from the franklin expedition, gold medal, and map, august 1886
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use
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