Search for Franklin Place Names

This series of geographical vignettes covers Franklin’s early voyages and the subsequent searches for his lost 1845 expedition, all of which contributed hundreds of place names to the Northwest Territories.

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John Franklin’s First Overland Expedition Crossing Lake Prosperous, May 30, 1820.
Drawn by Lieut. Hood, R.N. Engraving by Edward Finden.

The Search for Franklin Place Names