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Engraving from book, A VOYAGE TO HUDSON'S BAY, BY THE DOBBS GALLEY AND CALIFORNIA, IN THE YEARS 1746 AND 1747, FOR DISCOVERING A NORTH WEST PASSAGE [. . .]

Eskimaux making Fire & Striking Seals. A. The Great Harpoon for Whales wth its Barb Coil, & Buoy. B. The Bow & Arrow. C. The Small Harpoon, its Bladder & Barb, with the Instrument to dart it at the Seals. D. The Snow Eyes. E. The Breast Ornament made of a Seahorse Tooth

ID:

338

Source:

Ellis, Henry. A voyage to Hudson's Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, in the years 1746 and 1747, for discovering a north west passage [...]. London: H. Whitridge, 1748. FC3961 .2 E5 1748. P. 132.
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Dimensions:

153 X 188

Medium:

Copper engraving

Subject:

Bow and arrow
Fire making
Harpoons
Inuit -- Hunting
Sealing
Bow and arrow
Inuit -- Clothing
Snow goggles

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A voyage to Hudson's Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, in the years 1746 and 1747, for discovering a north west passage [...]