Record

Reference numberMC/6/35
LevelItem
TitleLetter from F L [Francis Leopold] McClintock, Captain, Royal Navy, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House
Date22 September 1859
DescriptionContaining a report of the scientific researches made during the late Arctic Expedition of the yacht Fox in search of the Franklin Expedition. McClintock does not refer to the result of Lady [Jane] Franklin's 'final search' but rather relays meteorological, astronomical, and geological observations made and difficulties experienced at specific coordinates.

[The letter covers three papers, which are labelled MC/6/35-MC/6/35b in the volume.]
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1600McClintock; Sir; Francis Leopold (1819 - 1907)1819 - 1907
NA7486Franklin; Sir; John (1786 - 1847)1786 - 1847
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