Men at Unalaska, Alaska, in canoes; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Angus, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566694i
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Seen by Cook and Webber between 16 and 22 June 1778

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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 20.8 x 26.4 cm

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Canoes of Oonalashka; J. Webber del. ; W. Angus sc. Bears number: 50

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. 487, no. 3.249A

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Wellcome Collection 566694i

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