Deadly Journey

Many explorers sought a water passage from Europe to Asia around the islands of northern Canada and through the Arctic Sea. Artist Thomas Smith captured the tragedy of one of the more famous attempts, the Franklin expedition of 1845, where all hands were lost to the ice.

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Many explorers sought a water passage from Europe to Asia around the islands of northern Canada and through the Arctic Sea. Artist Thomas Smith captured the tragedy of one of the more famous attempts, the Franklin expedition of 1845, where all hands were lost to the ice.

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