(Based on Chris's list on his Starvation Cove Blog)


Books available online:


The Voyage of the Fox, by Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, 1860

Get a high resolution version of the map that accompanies the book.


The carreer, last voyage and fate, of Captain Sir John Franklin, by Sherard Osborn, London 1860


Schwatka's search, by William Henry Gilder, New York, 1881


The Search For Franklin, A narrative of the American expedition under lieutenant Schwatka. 1899


Narrative of the second Arctic expedition made by Charles F. Hall, by Nourse, Washington, 1879


Lieut. John Irving, R.N., of H.M.S. "Terror," in Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic regions :a memorial sketch with letters. Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1881. Includes letters written by Lt. Irving sent back from Greenland in 1845. Two sketches drawn by Irving are included. (Thanks to Russell Potter for findng this copy. I had found a copy on Google Books but have been unable to relocate it and post it here).


Sir John Franklin's Last Voyage, by William Gibson, June 1937. Gibson found 7 skulls in Douglas Bay (South shore of KWI) along with fragments of oak and pine.


Footnotes to the Franklin Search, Spring 1955. Information and drawings of Halkett inflatable boats. A photograph of Dr John Rae's own Halkett boat is shown. The Inuit described an inflatable Halkett boat to Hall that may have been used by Franklin survivors.


Rae's Franklin Relics, by Robert Kerr, March 1954. A note on artifacts recovered by Dr Rae.


A Further Clue in the Franklin Mystery, by W. G. McKenzie, 1969. Land and sea search of O'Reilly Island.


Search past issues of The Beaver.


Articles from Arctic:


Notes on Franklin relics (pdf), Learnmonth L. A., Arctic, 1948. This article discusses the discovery of Franklin remains found northwest of Starvation Cove.


The final days of the Franklin expedition : new skeletal evidence (pdf file), Keenleyside, Bertulli and Fricke, 1997. Examination of approximately 400 human bone fragments found in Erebus Bay, King William Island. These remains came from 11 individuals. Curiously one of these is estimated to be between 12 and 15 years old at the time of death. This reports provides definitive evidence of cannibalism amoung Franklin survivors.


The route of Sir John Franklin's third Arctic expedition : an evaluation and test of an alternative hypothesis (pdf file), Hickey, Savelle and Hobson, 1993. An examination of possible routes taken by the Erebus and Terror during the summer of 1846. Notably down McClintock Channel.