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Sir John Franklin’s

Erebus

and Terror Expedition:

Lost and Found

GILLIAN HUTCHINSON

This book is an accompaniment to a

fascinating 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. £18.99 Bloomsbury

More cracking reads for your already groaning bookshelves...

BOOKS

THE BEST FOR 2018

Tales from the Captain’s Log:

From Captain Cook to Charles Darwin, Blackbeard and Nelson,

accounts of great events at sea from those who were there

A faithful reproduction of letters, journals, log entries, diaries and other first hand accounts of

nautical events in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries – transcribed for slightly easier reading – to

make an engrossing and handsome volume. The source material is all stored in the National

Archives at Kew in west London and most of it has rarely seen the light of day. A modern day

commentary puts things in historical and sociological context.

£25 Bloomsbury

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