A man and a woman of Norton Sound, Alaska, in front of their hut; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566706i
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Visited by Captain Cook 11-16 September 1778. The woman is carrying a child on her back

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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.7 x 39.9 cm

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Inhabitants of Norton Sound, and their habitations ; J. Webber del. ; B.T. Pouncy sc. Bears number: 54

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. 515, no. 3.284A

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Wellcome Collection 566706i

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