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Elizabeth Harbour

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Accession no.: Y: 66/3/1
Title: Elizabeth Harbour
Description: 83 works by Sir John Ross showing Eskimos, animals, fish, hunting scenes, views of the ship Victory, sledging scenes, two plans for Somerset House, a study of berries and plans for Elizabeth Harbour. Second voyage in search of a North-West Passage 1829-33
Medium: Watercolour
Artist: Ross, John
Note: See Ross, p. 142. Purchased az a bound album. Page references, where possible, have been added to the mounts where these appear to correspond with the narrative. See also Graham Rowley "Polar Record" Vol.15 No. 94 1970 p.61-62 for a note on these sketches.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 225mm; height: 145mm
Mount:
  • Width: 405mm; height: 275mm