John Franklin, Northwest Passage expedition
Yahoo · 1d
Doomed Franklin Expedition Ate Their Captain, Bone Study Reveals
With this research, Fitzjames becomes the first identified victim of cannibalism from the Franklin expedition. His recovered bones have been placed in a cairn, along with the others, and marked with a memorial plaque at the site of their deaths.
Popular Science · 5d
Crew of ill-fated Franklin Expedition cannibalized their commander, archeologists prove
Franklin’s expedition left Kent, England, on May 19, 1845, in the hopes of finally mapping a Northwestern route around the world to Asia. By the time the crew left their ships in 1848, Franklin had been dead for almost a year, so the 105 survivors turned to a senior officer, Commander James Fitzjames, to lead their deadly, futile march.
National Post · 1d
Pride and sorrow for descendant of Franklin expedition captain
Fitzjames was the captain of HMS Erebus, one of two ships led by Franklin that disappeared in the Arctic nearly 180 years ago. That vessel and its sister ship HMS Terror left England in 1845 with 129 men and high hopes aboard.
Ars Technica · 1d
Scientists ID cannibalized remains of doomed Franklin expedition member
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have identified one of the doomed crew members of Captain Sir John S. Franklin's 1846 Arctic expedition to cross the Northwest Passage. According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,
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