CartoCuriosity - Franklin's Lost Expedition
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The fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition is one of the most enduring mysteries in Arctic exploration. In 1845, Franklin sailed from England aboard the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in search of the elusive Northwest Passage, only to disappear in the Canadian Arctic with all 129 men. The massive international search that followed - led by explorers including John Rae and Francis Leopold McClintock - not only uncovered clues to Franklin's tragic fate but also produced some of the most important maps ever made of the Canadian Arctic. In this episode of CartoCuriosity, Spencer Hunt explores the remarkable story behind the Franklin Expedition, the maps it inspired, and how the search for one lost explorer forever changed the cartography of the Far North.
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