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Sign: London - Greenwich - obelisk commemorating Joseph René Bellot


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Thames Path, London SE10, UK
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On the sign:
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
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An obelisk placed in 1855 and commemorating the French naval officer and polar explorer Joseph René Bellot (1853-1826).
Bellot participated in the expedition that set out to look for the traces of the English explorer Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin, where he found his death.

The obelisk was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

His name appears on the base of the obelisk
BELLOT
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