The mummified remains of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine from the ill-fated Franklin Expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. 1846 (discovered 1984) [960×402]
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. The entire expedition, comprising 129 men, including Franklin, was lost after the men in their desperation resorted to leaving their ships and walking across the frozen waste in an attempt to reach habitated parts of Canada. Most died on the route but the last seemed to have been forced to cannibalism in their desperation. Braine was a marine the other two able seamen.
yoojinkr
I had this book about mummies when I was little and these 3 pictures especially the one on the left freaked me the fuck out as a child.
Albertbailey
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. The entire expedition, comprising 129 men, including Franklin, was lost after the men in their desperation resorted to leaving their ships and walking across the frozen waste in an attempt to reach habitated parts of Canada. Most died on the route but the last seemed to have been forced to cannibalism in their desperation. Braine was a marine the other two able seamen.
yoojinkr
I had this book about mummies when I was little and these 3 pictures especially the one on the left freaked me the fuck out as a child.
Traceyt715
The preservation of their eyes is amazing