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A rare set of early portrait photos linked to the worst disaster in British naval history just sold for $545K at Sotheby's London
Historic photos taken in 1845 of an ill-fated Artic explorer crew days before they set sail are to be sold via auction.
The 14 pictures - taken using then-pioneering technology - show Captain Sir John Franklin (above) and his senior officers, all of whom perished on the doomed mission.
Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism.
Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism.