Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Seals and bears of Greenland] Spraglet Klapmüts Svartsüde
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Accession number:
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01609
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Record number:
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01609-6
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JCB call number:
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G741 E29g
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Image title:
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[Seals and bears of Greenland] Spraglet Klapmüts Svartsüde
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Creator 1:
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Jo.
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Creator 1 role:
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f[ecit].
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Place image published:
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[Copenhagen]
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Image publisher:
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[Johan Cristoph Groth]
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Image date:
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[1741]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 46
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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16.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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12.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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18.1 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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15 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Description:
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Seals and bears of Greenland. In the background an Inuit kills a bear next to dogs and dogsled. Also includes a fox. In the foreground a seal or sea lion defends its calf against a bear's attack.
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Source creator:
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Egede, Hans, 1686-1758
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Source Title:
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Det gamle Grønlands nye perlustration
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Source place of publication:
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Kjøbehavn [Copenhagen]
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Source publisher:
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Trykt hos Johan Cristoph Groth, boende paa Ulfelds-platz.
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Source date:
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1741
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notes:
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Egede, a Danish missionary, described the ancient Norse settlements of Greenland, the plant and animal life, as well as Inuit culture, commerce, language, and religion in this book. Principally because of its description of whaling, it garnered much attention and was translated into many languages.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1846.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Arctic
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--Greenland
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Subject headings:
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Inuit--Greenland
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