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Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection

View of part of the south side of Magdalena Bay [Spitsbergen]

Accession no.:	Y: 72/6/6
Object name:	Watercolour
Title:	View of part of the south side of Magdalena Bay [Spitsbergen]
Description:	Watercolour by an unknown artist [probably Bishop, William]. British Arctic Expedition 1818
Medium:	Watercolour
Note:	2 sections of coastline painted, with small but detailed paintings of 2 sailing ships, probably the Dorothea and the Trant. Some coastal features, but no key.
Dimensions:	Picture: Width: 420mm, height: 268mm mount: Width: 405mm, height: 555mm