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View of the Arctic Sea, from the mouth of the Copper Mine River, Midnight, July 20, 1821

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Accession no.: N: 1616
Title: View of the Arctic Sea, from the mouth of the Copper Mine River, Midnight, July 20, 1821
Description: Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 361.
Medium: Print
Artist: Back, George
Note: Coloured print, after sketch by Lieutenant Back. Published in March 1823, By John Murray, London. Engraved by Edward Finden. A second copy (coloured), Accession No. 1615, is also located at Case 11 No. 5
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Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 265mm; height: 222mm
Mount:
  • Width: 555mm; height: 405mm