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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
5 - Books written on Sir John Franklin, the expeditions sent out to search for him, his ships and his crews, and exploration for the North West Passage in general - 1821-1954
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/LIB/5/3
Former Reference
D3311/197
Title
"Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions", by P.L. Simmonds
Date
1855
Description
Subtitled "A Narrative showing the Progress of British Enterprise in the Accomplishment of the North-West Passage with Notices of All the Expeditions Sent in Search of the Missing Vessels under Captain Sir John Franklin".
Published by George Routledge and Co., London and New York, 5th edition 1855.
257 pages, plus 11 pages of title, preface and contents.
Extent
1 volume
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term
Naval personnel
Navy officers
Sailors
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Franklin; Sir; John (1786-1847); naval officer and Arctic explorer
Simmonds; Peter Lund (1814-1897); author and journalist
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