[Chapter 18]: "'The way west is easier than the way north.'" agrees with the French, but has been changed to "'The way east'" in other translations. Baffin's Bay is, in fact, east of Melville Bay.

[Chapter 18]: Clifton's counting of the crew at sixteen is faulty since Garry turned into Hatteras and would no longer be counted. The per degree rate should be 62 pounds not 72 pounds to agree with all other versions and actual calculation.

[Chapter 18]: On June 19th, Point Minto is said by all versions to be at 72 degrees latitude. It is actually at 73 degrees. The next paragraph immediately proceeds to 74 degrees latitude at Melville Bay.

[Chapter 20]: Creswell's march to Beechey Island was 470 miles in the French version and in later discussions in Part II, Chapter 15.

[Chapter 21]: The year of Lieutenant Bellot's first expedition in search of Franklin is corrected from "18 0" to "1850."