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John Franklin's canoes caught by a storm in the Coronation Gulf. The accompanying text reads " The privation of food, under which our voyagers were then labouring, absorbed every other terror; otherwise the most powerful persuasion could not have induced them to attempt such a traverse. It was with the utmost difficulty that the canoes were kept from turning their broadsides to the waves, though we sometimes steered with all the paddles. One of them narrowly escaped being overset by this accident, happening in mid-channel, where the waves were so high that the mast-head of our canoe was often hid from the other, though it was sailing within hail. The annexed plate, from Mr. Back’s sketch, will convey to the reader an accurate idea of the peril of our situation."

Date

1823, depicting event on August 23, 1821.

Source

http://www.cd-books.com/Mainpage/Frank1/Fr1imgs/galewind.html Originally published in Franklin, John (1823). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-22. London: John Murray. Full aouthorship details taken from [1]

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Edward Francis Finden (1791–1857)
Alternative names	Birth name: Edward Francis Finden; Edward Finden
Description	English printmaker
Date of birth/death	30 April 1791	9 February 1857
Location of birth/death	London	St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q5342983 VIAF: 69203697 ISNI: 0000000081492991 ULAN: 500077918 LCCN: n87913861 NLA: 36065449 WorldCat

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Alternative names	Admiral Sir Back; Sir George Back
Description	British naval officer, explorer and artist
Date of birth/death	6 November 1796 / 6 November 1795	23 June 1878
Location of birth/death	Stockport, Cheshire	Portman Square, London
Work period	1800 –1900
Authority file	: Q282922 VIAF: 76464117 ISNI: 0000000122820796 ULAN: 500076997 LCCN: n89613186 NLA: 35011625 WorldCat

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