black plaque
Joseph René Bellot and John Franklin black plaque
Joseph René Bellot · Arctic explorer
Inscription
“To the intrepid young Bellot of the French Navy who in the endeavour to rescue Franklin shared the fate and the glory of that illustrious navigator From his British admirers 1853”
Details
1826-53
Life dates
Obelisk monument to Bellot - Greenwich
SE10
Erected 1853
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Joseph René Bellot
Arctic explorer · (1826-1853)
John Franklin
Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral, Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, and Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order · (1786-1847)
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