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Title
Discovery
and
recovery
in the
Arctic
of the
British
ship
Resolute
by
New
London
whalers
.
Place
Groton (Conn.)
New London (Conn.)
Topic
Whaling
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Resolute (Ship)
Genre
Engravings (Prints)
Prints
Illustrations
Theme
Infrastructure
Lifestyle
Livelihood
Description
Page
8
of
Frank
Leslie's
Illustrated
Newpaper
,
January
19
,
1856
,
illustrated
with
views
of the
British
ship
Resolute
and
items
found
on
board
her. The
clipping
documents
the
discovery
of the
Resolute
in the
Arctic
ice
by
Captain
James
M
.
Buddington
of
Groton
and her
arrival
in
New
London
after
being
recovered
by
Buddington
. At
top
of
page
: "
THE
BRITISH
SHIP
RESOLUTE
".
Immediately
below
is
an
illustration
of the
ship
with
caption
: "
THE
RESOLUTE
,
AS
SHE
APPEARED
IN
THE
ICE
,
WHEN
FIRST
DISCOVERED
BY
CAPT
.
BUDDINGTON.
"
Below
are
three
illustrations
captioned
: "
ARTICLES
FOUND
ON
THE
CAPTAIN'S
TABLE.
", "
STOVE.
", and "
PRESERVES
,
WINES
,
BISCUITS
,
[etc.]
".
Illustration
at
bottom
of
page
shows
the
Resolute
under
sail
, with the
caption
: "
THE
RESOLUTE
COMING
INTO
NEW-LONDON
HARBOR.
"
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Five
engravings
with
captions
and
accompanying
text
. The
Resolute
was
abandoned
in
1854
during
one
of
many
efforts
to
discover
the
fate
of the
Franklin
Expedition
,
which
had
set
out
for the
Arctic
in
1845
.
Resolute
was
discovered
in the
Davis
Strait
area
in
August
1855
, by
Captain
James
M
.
Buddington
of
Groton
while
in
command
of the
New
London
whaling
bark
George
Henry
. The
British
ship
was
recovered
by
Buddington
and
brought
to
New
London
on
December
24
,
1855
. She was
purchased
by the
U.S
.
government
,
repaired
, and
returned
to
Great
Britain
.
Date created
1856
.
Physical format
1
page
;
15
5/8
x
10
11/16
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1965.460
File
name
:
ms_m177556.jpg
Source
Mystic
Seaport
Rights
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and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Curatorial
Department
,
Mystic
Seaport
,
Mystic
.
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