COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
02295
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02295
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Record number:
02295-17
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02295-17
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JCB call number:
D821 P265j1 / 1-SIZE
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D821 P265j1 / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
Musk Bull - Melville Island.
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Musk Bull - Melville Island.
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Creator 1:
William Westall
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William Westall
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Creator 1 dates:
1781-1850
creator1_dates
1781-1850
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Creator 1 role:
Drawn & Engraved by
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Drawn & Engraved by
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false
Creator 2:
Lieut. Beechey
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Lieut. Beechey
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Creator 2 role:
from a Sketch by
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from a Sketch by
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Place image published:
London
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London
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Image publisher:
John Murray
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John Murray
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Image date:
1821
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1821
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Image function:
plate; vol. 1, following p. 256
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plate; vol. 1, following p. 256
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Technique:
steel engraving
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steel engraving
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Image dimension height:
13.4 cm.
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13.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
20.2 cm.
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20.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
27.2 cm.
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27.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
20.5 cm.
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20.5 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Description:
Musk ox.
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Musk ox.
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Source creator:
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855
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Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855
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Source Title:
Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1819-20, in his Majesty's ships Hecla and Griper, under the orders of William Edward Parry, ...
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Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1819-20, in his Majesty's ships Hecla and Griper, under the orders of William Edward Parry, ...
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Source place of publication:
London
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London
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Source publisher:
John Murray, Publisher to the Admiralty, and Board of Longitude.
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John Murray, Publisher to the Admiralty, and Board of Longitude.
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Source date:
MDCCCXXI. [1821]
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MDCCCXXI. [1821]
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notes:
At the end of August, 1820, a herd of musk oxen was seen, and two bulls were killed, slaughtered, and eaten.William Parry's first independent expedition to find a northwest passage left in 1819 to try to meet John Franklin coming over land. His ships were the first British ones to enter the Arctic Archipelago, and he was the first to reach 110o W longitude. He stayed on Melville Island (named for Viscount Melville) until August 1, 1820, sailed a little farther south and west, then returned to England. He proved that it was possible to winter over in the Arctic and showed that one would have to navigate through an archipelago to find a northwest passage. The second expedition left in April of 1821; two winters were passed in the Arctic, much knowledge of the Inuit was gained, but ice blocked any discovery of a passage.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
At the end of August, 1820, a herd of musk oxen was seen, and two bulls were killed, slaughtered, and eaten.William Parry's first independent expedition to find a northwest passage left in 1819 to try to meet John Franklin coming over land. His ships were the first British ones to enter the Arctic Archipelago, and he was the first to reach 110o W longitude. He stayed on Melville Island (named for Viscount Melville) until August 1, 1820, sailed a little farther south and west, then returned to England. He proved that it was possible to winter over in the Arctic and showed that one would have to navigate through an archipelago to find a northwest passage. The second expedition left in April of 1821; two winters were passed in the Arctic, much knowledge of the Inuit was gained, but ice blocked any discovery of a passage.Image placed horizontally on page.
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Time Period:
1801-1850
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1801-1850
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Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
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Acquired before 1874.
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Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
Arctic
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Arctic
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false
Subject Area:
Flora and fauna
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Flora and fauna
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false
Subject headings:
Muskox
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Muskox
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