Rediscovered images of the crew of Franklin's lost expedition come to auction next month

Rare daguerreotype photographs of Sir John Franklin and his fellow senior officers of the ill-fated HMS Erebus and Terror have been rediscovered and will be offered at auction by Sotheby’s.

The collection of 14 daguerreotypes come from the direct descendants of Commander Sir John Franklin …

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