Engraving showing a metallic portrait of Sir John Franklin, the English naval commander and explorer, who led the ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845. The metallic portrait was made by M. David. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS 'Erebus' and HMS 'Terror', to look for the Northwest passage round the northern coast of Canada. The expedition, commanded by Sir John Franklin, disappeared from view late in 1845 and none of the men were ever seen again. In fa