![]() ![]() Ryan admits she did not have high hopes of being allowed to display it in Death in the Ice. However, the note had never been displayed outside England before. It is a crucial piece of evidence, and Ryan knew it would be an exciting addition to Death in the Ice. It remains the only known record detailing the crew’s plan to walk to the Back River in a last attempt to survive. Karen Ryan, explains that the Victory Point Note was found in 1859, just south of Victory Point on the northwest coast of King William Island, where Franklin’s surviving crew members came ashore after leaving their ships. Even more alarmingly, the Expedition ships, HMS Erebus and Terror, had been deserted after being trapped by sea ice for 19 months. ![]() Twenty-four people, including Franklin, were dead. The second message, added in April 1848, tells a much different story. The first, written in May 1847, confirmed that Franklin was in command of the Expedition and that all was well. The note is actually a standard preprinted Admiralty form with two handwritten messages. Though written on a single piece of paper, the document speaks volumes about the fate of Sir John Franklin and his crew. Of the many treasures brought together for the exhibition Death in the Ice – The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition, one of the most exciting artifacts is the Victory Point Note. ![]()
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