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Webber, John, 1751-1793 :A view of the town and harbour of St Peter and St Paul in Kamtschatka. Drawn from nature by J. Webber. Engraved by B T Pouncy [London, 1784]
- Date
- 1784 - 1779
- By
- Pouncy, Benjamin Thomas, -1799
- Reference
- C-131-074-b
- Description
The view of the town and harbour of St Peter & St Paul (Petropavlovsk) looking towards the entrance of Avacha Bay. The village is shown on the sandy peninsula with Kamchatkan summer huts and Russian log huts. A man and woman at left; a canoe containing three men in the central foreground, other groups of figures along the shore; the Resolution and Discovery in the Bay in the distance, further off a volcano.
Source of descriptive information - Joppien, R, and Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook's voyages. Vol 3 Catalogue [Oxford University Press, 1987]
Extended Title - From: Cook, J and King, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Nicholl and Cadell, 1784). Atlas. Plate 74
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on cream wove paper, 225 x 502 mm
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- Part of
- Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784] / Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving on cream wove paper, 225 x 502 mm
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