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The Lost Franklin Expedition

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Franklin's lost expedition  was a  British  voyage of  Arctic exploration  led by  Captain   Sir John Franklin  that departed from  England  in 1845 aboard two ships,  HMS  Erebus  and  HMS  Terror . A  Royal Navy  officer and experienced explorer, Franklin had served on three previous Arctic expeditions, the latter two as commanding officer. His fourth and last, undertaken when he was 59, was meant to traverse the last unnavigated section of the  Northwest Passage . After a few early fatalities, the two ships became icebound in  Victoria Strait  near  King William Island  in the  Canadian Arctic , in what is today the territory of  Nunavut . The entire expedition, comprising 129 men, including Franklin, was lost. I'm going to be drawing these unlucky Victorian sailors for a while now. Far from a Riddle The Terror is weaving between bergs and lilly-pads of ice as it enters deeper into the arctic labyrinth. From left to right this is Lt Edward Little, Mr Thomas Jop
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Thomas Jopson 1821-1849

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Thomas Jopson and Francis Crozier's first meeting in 1839.                             The South Pole Expeditions with Captain Sir James Clark Ross and famous botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker.  Home port between missions to Antarctica, in Hobart, Van Dieman's land (Tasmania). Captain Crozier vs Tasmanian Tiger. Stuck in the ice. In 1845 Francis Crozier was selected as second in command of the Franklin expedition but he was only permitted to choose one crew member for HMS Terror. He chose Thomas Jopson. His affection for his steward unintentionally lead to Thomas Jopson's death. Jopson and 'Old Nep' the HMS Terror's Newfoundland dog Promoted to Lieutenant.                                                            Stuck on King William Island.                                                   Jopson and Crozier as the last survivors.
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