A woman 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.
- Date:
- [1784]
- Reference:
- 566686i
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Description
She has nose, ear and lip ornaments
Publication/Creation
[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 30.9 x 24.3 cm
Lettering
A woman of Prince William's Sound; J. Webber del. ; J. Basire sculpt.
Bears number: 47
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. 481, no. 3.245A
Reference
Wellcome Collection 566686i
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