Photo: Book on 19th century Arctic voyage hits auction block

This sunken ship was found two summers ago by archeologists from Parks Canada, lying largely intact in the waters off Banks Island. Now, a rare, 158-year-old book detailing the ill-fated, 19th-century voyage of the Franklin Expedition search vessel HMS Investigator — illustrated with eight famous images by one of the ship’s senior officers — has come to auction in Britain, where it’s expected to sell for about $20,000. (IMAGE COURTESY OF POSTMEDIA NEWS)