William Penny collection 1839-1857

Franklin Jane 1792-1875

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Lady Franklin (Ship)

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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1845-1848

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Penny William b 1809

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British Franklin Search Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1850-1851

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British Whaling and Missionary Expedition Canada Baffin Bay 1857-1858

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Franklin, John, 1786-1847

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British explorer, credited with discovery of Northwest Passage; died on his third arctic expedition, 1847. From the description of ALS, 1827 Nov. 29, London, to Catherine Franklin, Nottingham. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489346 Sir John Franklin, British naval officer and Arctic explorer. From the description of Sir John Franklin manuscript material : 2 items, 1819-1823 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 226044023 ...

Penny, William, 1809-1892

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William Penny was born on 12 July 1809 at Peterhead, Scotland. He made his first whaling voyage at the age of twelve, sailing to the Greenland Sea in Alert under the command of his father, by 1829 had risen to the rank of mate. In 1832, while fishing with little success off Pond Inlet in Traveller, Penny persuaded his captain, George Simpson, to explore Lancaster Sound where they killed a large number of whales. Returning with Simpson to northern Baffin Bay the following year on the...