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Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection

 

Items by artist Back, George

There are 54 items by this artist.

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Vale of the Clearwater River from the Methye Portage, descent 1000 feet, length of the view 36 miles

Record: N: 1568

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 4.

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The rapid in the McKenzie River

Record: N: 1569

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 45.

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Winter view of Fort Franklin

Record: N: 1571

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 69.

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Esquimaux coming towards the boats, in Shoalwater Bay, 2pm [July 7, 1826]

Record: N: 1572

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828). British Arctic Expedition 1825-27

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The Esquimaux pillaging the boats

Record: N: 1573

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 105.

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The boats getting afloat

Record: N: 1574

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 106.

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Boats again aground in Shoalwater Bay at Midnight

Record: N: 1575

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 108.

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Expedition first detained by the ice

Record: N: 1576

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see plate 11, p. 113.

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A young Esquimaux woman of the tribe west of the McKenzie. July, 9. 1826

Record: N: 1577

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 119. British Arctic Expedition 1825-27

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Esquimaux, west of the McKenzie

Record: N: 1578

by Back, George

Four portrait heads of Eskimos. Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 119.

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Winter houses of Esquimaux

Record: N: 1579

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see plate 14, p. 121.

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Launching boats across a reef opposite to Mount Conybeare, and distant view of the British Chain of Mountains

Record: N: 1580

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 133.

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Iceberg adhering to Icy Reef, with the view to seaward

Record: N: 1581

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 143.

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The western termination of the Rocky Mountains, Mount Copleston. Aug. 5. 1826

Record: N: 1582

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 150.

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View to the seaward from Flaxmans Island. Aug. 7. 1826

Record: N: 1583

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 151.

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Foggy Island

Record: N: 1584

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see plate 19, p. 155.

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Boats in a swell amongst ice

Record: N: 1585

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 170.

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The Dolphin squeezed by ice

Record: N: 1592

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see p. 257.

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Mount Conybeare from the beach and Passing the Romansoff chain and Richardson's chain. Mount fitton. The Barn Mountains.

Record: N: 1596

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825-27' (London, 1828), see Appendix, p. xxvii.

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Expedition passing through Point Lata on the ice, June 25, 1821

Record: N: 1597

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), frontis, but see also p. 323.

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Manner of making a resting place on a winters night, March 15 1820

Record: N: 1600

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 97.

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Manner of making a resting place on a winters night, March 15 1820

Record: N: 1601

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 97.

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Portait of a Stone Indian

Record: N: 1602

by Back, George

Lithograph by E. Finden from drawing by G. Back. Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 104. Franklin's First Expedition, 1819-22

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A buffalo pound

Record: N: 1603

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 113.

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Winter view of Fort Enterprize. Snow melting, May 13, 1821

Record: N: 1609

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 246.

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Portraits of two Eskimaux interpreters, Junius and Augustus

Record: N: 1611

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 262.

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Winter travelling on Great Slave Lake

Record: N: 1612

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 277.

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The white wolf and a view of Dog Rib rock

Record: N: 1613

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 312.

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Bloody Fall, July 17. 1821

Record: N: 1614

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 350.

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

Record: N: 1615

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 361.

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

Record: N: 1616

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 361.

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Expedition encamped at Point Turnagain, Aug. 21, 1821

Record: N: 1617

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 387.

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Canoe broaching to, in a gale of wind at sunrise, Aug 23 1821

Record: N: 1618

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 394.

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Canoe broaching to, in a gale of wind at sunrise, Aug 23, 1821

Record: N: 1619

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 394.

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Expedition landing in a storm, Aug 23 1821

Record: N: 1620

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 395.

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The Falls of Wilberforce, estimated at 250 feet high

Record: N: 1621

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 397.

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Preparing an encampment on the barren grounds, gathering tripe de roche, etc, Sept 16 1821

Record: N: 1622

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 412.

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Moore's Bay, Polar Sea

Record: N: 1623

by Back, George

Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 370 in some editions.

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Lieut G Back, and, the Falls of Wilberforce

Record: N: 1624

by Back, George

Double plates from Sir John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Situation of the canoes off Cape Barrow

Record: N: 1989

by Back, George

Situation of the canoes off Cape Barrow, July 25th 1821, from a watercolour by George Back. Reproduced in John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, 1819-22' (London, 1823), p. 369.

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A young Esquimaux woman of the tribe west of the McKenzie

Record: Y: 56/18/32

by Back, George

One of a 'set of engravings from a set of miscellaneous prints of polar interest'.

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Manner of making a resting place on a winters night, March 15, 1820, and, Marten Lake, 1820

Record: Y: 78/12/1

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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John Richardson, and, Expedition passing through Point Lata on the ice, June 25, 1821

Record: Y: 78/12/10

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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John Hepburn, and, Keskarrah, a Copper Indian guide and his daughter Green Stockings, mending a snow shoe

Record: Y: 78/12/11

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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View from Morgan's Rocks of the Hill in Hill River, Sept 19, 1819

Record: Y: 78/12/12

by Back, George

Plate from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Lieut R Hood

Record: Y: 78/12/13

by Back, George

Plate from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Expedition landing in a storm, Aug 23 1821, and, The Esquimaux pillaging the boats

Record: Y: 78/12/2

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Sir John Franklin, and, a portage

Record: Y: 78/12/3

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Lieut G Back, and, the Falls of Wilberforce

Record: Y: 78/12/4

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Expedition doubling Cape Barrow, July 25, 1821, and, A Buffalo Pound, Feb 8, 1820

Record: Y: 78/12/5

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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The white wolf and a view of the Dog Rib Rock, and, blank plate

Record: Y: 78/12/6

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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The expedition discovering the Coppermine River, Sep 1, 1820, and Expedition encamped at Point Turnagain, Aug 21, 1821

Record: Y: 78/12/7

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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John Richardson, and, Expedition passing through Point Lata on the ice, June 25, 1821

Record: Y: 78/12/8

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).

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Augustus, and, Winter View of Fort Enterprise, snow melting, May 13, 1821

Record: Y: 78/12/9

by Back, George

Double plates from John Franklin's 'Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-22, with a Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-27' (London, 1829).