![[Alaska] A Man of Oonalashka.](jpegs/51201.jpg)
[Alaska] A Man of Oonalashka.
J.Webber del. W.Sharp sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to the plate.
An Unangan man, a native of Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands off mainland Alaska. Russian fur traders called his tribe the Aleut. 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. Most of the illustrations in the Official Account, 'A Voyage to the Pacific', were his.
[Ref: 51201] £140.00
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to the plate.
An Unangan man, a native of Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands off mainland Alaska. Russian fur traders called his tribe the Aleut. 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. Most of the illustrations in the Official Account, 'A Voyage to the Pacific', were his.
[Ref: 51201] £140.00