Print
A Man of Oonalashka
| Plate 48. Portrait from Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779, while in Alaska. |
| Image ID: | 23966 |
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| Creation Date: | 1784 |
| Creator Name: | Webber, John |
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| Collection Name: | Rare Books |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | G420 C69 W37 1784 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.75 x 12 inches |
| An engraving, based on a drawing by John Webber, from the atlas volume of James Cook's A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe.... (London: Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty, in the Strand, and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1784). This image is also viewable in the American Journeys online edition of “A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean.” |
| Indians of North America |
| Engraving |
| Portraits |
| Clothing and dress |
| Eskimo Indians |
| Body piercing |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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