The Search for the North West Passage

Let me tell you all about the North West Passage, and the story of its exploration. The booming trade with the far-east spurred on by the Industrial Revolution had one major pitfall, to break out of the Atlantic Ocean and reach the far-east (before the Suez or Panama Canals existed) required a hazardous voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.

The desperate circumstances of Franklin’s men

Brian Margetson
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E mail; speaker.brian@outlook.com

Time – 30 to 60 minutes to suit occasion
Equipment – presenter provides screen, projector and laptop for a Powerpoint presentation or ZOOM
This presentation is suitable for any type of audience.
Themes – HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, TALES OF THE SEA, GENERAL INTEREST

What happened to Franklin’s men?

Discover how a succession of brave explorers attempted to discover a shorter sea route around the top of North America. The final link of this “North West Passage” remained elusive. Hear how two competing expeditions, a state sponsored mission led by Sir John Franklin and a more modest affair led by John Rae, a privateer, attempted to discover this missing link. There could not have been a greater difference in their respective outcomes.

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