A man from Prince William Sound, Alaska, head and shoulders; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by J. Basire, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566684i
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He has nose and lip ornaments

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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 30.9 x 24.4 cm

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A man of Prince William's Sound; J. Webber del. ; J. Basire sculpt. Bears number: 46

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. 474, no. 3.237A

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Wellcome Collection 566684i

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