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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]
      - 5 - Printed works of poetry inspired by Sir John Franklin and subsequent expeditions - 1852-1882

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/LIB/6/5/2
Former Reference	D3311/181
Title	"Arctic Enterprise: A Poem in Seven Parts", by Chandos Hoskyns Abrahall
Date	1856
Description	Published by Hope and Co., London., 216 pages, plus title page, dedication page to Lady Franklin, list of officers on H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, extract from report from Select Committee on Arctic Exploration, 20 Jul 1855, and author's preface; also including notes providing context for appropriate passages in verses (pages 139-210), list of subscribers (pages 213-215) and copies of letters on the poem from W.E. Parry, John Ross and John Barrow (pages 215-216) Bookplate of Philip Lyttelton Gell on inside front cover.
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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