Sir John Franklin, Navigator - Hobart, AU - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

The statue of Sir John Franklin is in the center of a park also named for him. The pedestal is granite, and the person is near life-size. He is holding a rolled navigational chart in his hand.

The pedestal reads:
"This Statue of
The Great Navigator
Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin
K.C.H. K.R. D.C.L. F.R.S.
Who Lost His Life in Accomplishing
The Discovery of
The Northwest Passage
Is Erected by the Colonists of Tasmania
In Affectionate Remembrance of
Their Former Governor
Born 16 April 1786
Died 11 June 1847
O Hereith White North Has thy Bones; and Thou
H.[illegible]...Sailor Soul
Art Passing on Thine Happier Voyage Now
Toward no Earthly Pole"

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