Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: View of the Arctic Sea, from the Mouth of the Copper Mine River, Midnight. July 20. 1821.
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Accession number:
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02242
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Record number:
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02242-19
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JCB call number:
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D823 F824 / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
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View of the Arctic Sea, from the Mouth of the Copper Mine River, Midnight. July 20. 1821.
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Creator 1:
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George Back
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Creator 1 dates:
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1796-1878
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Creator 1 role:
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Drawn by
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Creator 2:
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Edward Francis Finden
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Creator 2 dates:
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1791-1857
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Creator 2 role:
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Engraved by
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Place image published:
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London
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Image publisher:
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John Murray
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Image date:
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1823
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 350
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Technique:
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etching, aquatint, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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13.4cm.
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Image dimension width:
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19.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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27 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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23.2 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Description:
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An encampment on hills above a river. Includes tents, British flags, gun, campfire, and fire.
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Source creator:
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Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847
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Source Title:
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Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. ...
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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John Murray, Albemarle-Street
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Source date:
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MDCCCXXIII. [1823]
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notes:
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The Coppermine River, its mouth in present-day Nunavut, Canada, flows into the Arctic Ocean at Coronation Gulf. Text states that the sun had set at 11:30. The expedition had come 334 miles from Fort Enterprise.Franklin's expedition sailed in Hudson's Bay Company ships to try to map the northern part of Canada and to discover a northwest passage by land. Midshipmen Hood and Back were attached to the expedition because of their scientific and artistic abilities. Hood was the primary surveyor and draughtsman; he died in September, 1821, shot by Michel Terohaute, a voyageur or guide. Finden, the engraver, took considerable liberties with the original drawings.Image placed horizontally on page.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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References:
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http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic36-2-210.pdf (Sept. 2007)
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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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geographic area:
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Arctic
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Northwest Passage
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Subject headings:
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Nunavut--Description and travel
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