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Title

Esquimaux Indians of the Coast of Labrador, Communicated by a Moravian Missionary. 

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Item (linked) part of

Canadian Historical Prints Collection [graphic material] (R13133-0-7-E)

Bilingual equivalent

Inuits de la côte du Labrador, contactés par un missionnaire morave

Date(s)

1812

Place of creation

United Kingdom

Publisher

G. Jones

Extent

1 print / estampe : hand-coloured engraving ; 24 x 19.2 cm (plate mark).
Support: 15.200 x 17.800 cm

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Hand-coloured image depicting an Eskimo man and woman standing in a landscape, dressed in native costume and likely in the midst of hunting. The man carries a spear and a bow and arrow, while the woman carries fish and has a child in her boot and in her hood. Drawn by Garret, engraved by Chapman, published by G. Jones

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
90: Open
No restrictions on access or on use for
reproduction or publication.
Graphic (art)
Copy negative C-25700
90: Open
Graphic (art)
90: Open
Volume
12 Item no. assigned by LAC 189
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R13133-199-1-E

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, acc. no. R13133-189
Copyright: Expired

Additional name(s)

Artist: Garret, active late 18th-early 19th century.
Engraver: Chapman active early 19th century.

Additional information

Copy negative number: C-025700

Availability of other formats note
Colour transparency available

Exhibitions note
Exhibition title: Out There is Somewhere: The Arctic in Pictures. Curators: Casandra Getty, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario and Peter White, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta; 2002.03.05- 2002.11.29. Further Venue: Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario; 2002.03.22-2002.05.27. Futher Venue: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta; 2002.08.25-2002.11.03.
Exhibition Title: The Light that Fills the World. Curator: Rene Picard, Canadian Embassy Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.; 1989.09.19-1990.01.15.

Signatures and inscriptions
Recto, u.c.: LABRADOR. ; l.l.: Garret del. ; l.r.: Chapman sc. ; l.c.: Esquimaux Indians of the Coast of LABRADOR. / Communicated by a Moravian Missionary. / London, Published as the Act Directs October 17, 1812 by G. Jones.

Subject heading

1. SUBJ - NATIVES, CULTURE - ACTIVITIES, FISHING.
2. SUBJ - NATIVES, CULTURE - ACTIVITIES, HUNTING.
3. SUBJ - NATIVES, INUIT - COSTUMES.
4. Children.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

2837882