August Gallery

Muntjac DEER

CK-4179
Muntjac DEER
Muntiacus reevesi
Chris Knights
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Deer, Europe, European, Forest, Forests, Introduced Species, M Ammals, Mammal, Muntjac, Muntjacs, Single, Uk Alien, United Kindgdom, United Kingdom, Wild Life, Wood Land, Woodlands

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845

Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, to look for the Northwest passage round the northern coast of Canada. The expedition, commanded by Sir John Franklin, disappeared from view late in 1845 and none of the men were ever seen again. In fact the ships made it to the King William Island region, then got stuck in the ice. With supplies running out the surviving crew abandoned ship and headed south. However, none made it to safety and it is assumed all died from disease, exposure or starvation. From 1848 onwards a number of relief expeditions were sent to find Franklin, but it was only in 1859 that Francis Leopold McClintock was able to confirm Franklin's fate

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