Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Seal hunting in Greenland]
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Accession number:
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01609
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Record number:
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01609-8
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JCB call number:
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G741 E29g
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Image title:
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[Seal hunting in Greenland]
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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. 58
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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16.8 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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12.8 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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Inuits hunt seals by standing or sitting near holes in the ice and waiting for the seals to emerge. Cultural artifacts include harpoons, dogsled and dogs, seats and other perches to keep the hunters off of the ice.
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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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Text describes the various ways the Inuit hunt seals. 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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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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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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Hunting--Greenland
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Subject headings:
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Inuit--Greenland
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