Sources
This Page leads to selected extracts from original sources that feature prominently in my book and articles. They are arranged by Investigator and links lead to explanatory essays in some cases.
John Franklin:
1821 – Extracts from Journal
1821 – Richardson’s Account
John Rae:
1847 – Rae travels Melville Peninsula
1854 – Rae learns of Franklin
Francis Leopold McClintock:
1859 – McClintock learns of the wreck
Charles Francis Hall:
1860
1869 – Hall Collection
Frederick Schwatka:
1879 – Schwatka party learns of Adelaide wreck
Knud Rasmussen:
1923
1931 – Arviligjuarmiut testimony
Burwash:
1930 – Enukshakak and Nowya