COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
02296
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02296
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Record number:
02296-11
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02296-11
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JCB call number:
D824 P265j / 1-SIZE
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D824 P265j / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
Eskimaux. Listening at a Seal-hole. In the act of Striking a Seal.
image_title
Eskimaux. Listening at a Seal-hole. In the act of Striking a Seal.
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Creator 1:
George Francis Lyon
creator1
George Francis Lyon
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false
Creator 1 dates:
1795-1832
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1795-1832
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Creator 1 role:
Drawn by
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Drawn by
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false
Creator 2:
Edward Francis Finden
creator2
Edward Francis Finden
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false
Creator 2 dates:
1791-1857
creator2_dates
1791-1857
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Creator 2 role:
Engraved by
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Engraved by
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false
Place image published:
London
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London
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false
Image publisher:
John Murray
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John Murray
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Image date:
1824
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1824
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Image function:
plate; vol. 2, following p. 172
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plate; vol. 2, following p. 172
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Technique:
steel engraving, aquatint
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steel engraving, aquatint
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Image dimension height:
14.4 cm.
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14.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
20.4 cm.
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20.4 cm.
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Page dimension height:
27.1 cm.
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27.1 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:
Native Americans [Inuit] dressed in furs or skins and carrying spears on ropes watch at holes in the ice. Includes sea birds and sledge.
description
Native Americans [Inuit] dressed in furs or skins and carrying spears on ropes watch at holes in the ice. Includes sea birds and sledge.
Description
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Source creator:
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855
source_creator
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855
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Source Title:
Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1821-22-23, in his Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of William Edward Parry, ...
source_title
Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1821-22-23, in his Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, 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:
MDCCCXXIV. [1824]
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MDCCCXXIV. [1824]
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notes:
Parry noted the Inuit dependence on hunting rather than food stores in the winter. Members of the expedition carefully observed native American hunting methods.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 and much knowledge of the Inuit was gained, but ice blocked any discovery of a passage.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Parry noted the Inuit dependence on hunting rather than food stores in the winter. Members of the expedition carefully observed native American hunting methods.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 and 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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Subject matter:
Eskimo
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Eskimo
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false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
Provenance/Donor
false
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:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Inuit--Hunting
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Inuit--Hunting
Subject headings
false