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A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. Woodyer sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving, very fine. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 190 x 250mm (7½ x 9¾"). Uncut with very large margins.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A traditional sledge from the Kamtschatka peninsula, far eastern Russia. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
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A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. Woodyer sc.
[London: G. Nicol & T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving on watermarked laid paper, 185 x 250mm. 7¼ x 9¾". A fine impression with full margins.
A sledge or sleigh from the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Russian Pacific coast. From Cook's Voyages, numbered '71' upper right. John Webber (1751 - 1793) travelled with Captain James Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the official artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hands of Hawaiian natives.
NLA: 2929997.
[Ref: 18775]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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