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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
    - 6 - Pamphlets, published poems and printed material on Sir John Franklin, the search expeditions sent to find him or evidence of their fate, and the exploration of the Arctci regions of northern Canada - [c1840-1976]
      - 1 - Contemporary pamphlets relating to the search expeditions for Sir John Franklin, his ships and his crews - 1850-1861

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/LIB/6/1/4
Former Reference	D3311/85/14
Title	"The Arctic Council: An Historical Picture painted by Stephen Pearce, Esq,: The Descriptive Key " by W.R. O'Byrne (3 copies)
Date	1851
Description	The members of the so-called "Arctic Council" were identified by a key to a diagram of the painting (on the frontispiece), linking the 13 individuals to potted biographies of their careers from page 8 onwards. There is a brief outline of the history of the exploration of the North West Passage on pages 4-8. Published by Henry Graves and Company, London, 32 pages.
Extent	3 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Artwork
Format	Printed
Term	Explorers
	Arctic regions
	Geographical exploration
	Franklin Expedition (1845)

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