A man travelling on a sledge drawn by five dogs in Kamchatka. Engraving by S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566749i
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Encountered by Webber on Captain Cook's third voyage (1777-1780), while on a journey between Petropavlovsk and Bolsheretsk, 7-12 May or 17-21 May 1779

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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.5 x 40.6 cm

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A man of Kamtschatka, travelling in winter. J. Webber del. S. Middiman sc. Bears number: 70

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 563, no. 3.336A

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Wellcome Collection 566749i

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