Sir John Franklin’s Erebus
and Terror Expedition:
Lost and Found
GILLIAN HUTCHINSON
This book is an accompaniment to an
utterly gripping exhibition at the
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich, which runs until 5
January, 2018, on Franklin’s ill-fated
expedition in 1845 to find the North
West Passage. The story is well-
known: both Franklin’s ships, Erebus
and Terror, disappeared in the ice
with the loss of 129 men, but exactly
what happened to them remained a
mystery. The ships were only found in
2014 and 2016, revealing more about
how the men may have met their
deaths. This is an undemanding
softback book that brings the story
to life through paintings and
photographs, as well as an accessible
text. Both wrecks are in excellent
condition, preserved by the cold
water, Erebus only 11 metres below
the surface and Terror with intact
panes of glass, 48 metres down.
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