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[Webber, John], 1751-1793 (after) :Habitation and people of Tschuski on the coast of Asia; [and] Captn Cook's men shooting sea horses (on the ice) for fresh provision. Engraved for Bankes's new system of geography, published by royal authority [1787-1790]
- Date
- 1778 - 1787 - 1790
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793
- Reference
- A-438-026
- Description
Upper image shows two inhabitants of the Chukotski Peninsula, Siberia in the right foreground. Two tents are at the left with another figure and two dogs. There are three other figures in the right middle distance and mountains in the background.
The lower image shows seven sailors in a rowing boat in the right foreground; four of them are aiming rifles at the group of walruses in the left foreground. At the far right beyond, the crew of another rowing boat is lifting a walrus carcass from the sea. There are two large sailing ships in the far right distance.
Other Titles - Chukchi, Tschuktschi
Extended Title - From "A new, royal, authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern", by Thomas Bankes [1787-1790
Quantity: 2 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engravings on shared plate 320 x 218 mm, on sheet 373 x 237 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 2 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engravings on shared plate 320 x 218 mm, on sheet 373 x 237 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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