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"A procession headed by John Ross extends from the coast (right), where Esquimaux dogs swim ashore from a boat, to the gate of the British Museum, part of which is on the extreme left ..." (Source: George). Print shows items brought from Captain John Ross' expedition to Baffin Bay being delivered to the British Museum.
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- Call Number
- A-Middle 30/Drawer 06/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Prints GA 2024.02988
- A Middle 30/Drawer 06/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Prints GA 2024.00342
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Item Summary
"A procession headed by John Ross extends from the coast (right), where Esquimaux dogs swim ashore from a boat, to the gate of the British Museum, part of which is on the extreme left ..." (Source: George). Print shows items brought from Captain John Ross' expedition to Baffin Bay being delivered to the British Museum.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Landing the treasures, or Results of the Polar Expedition!!!.
- Call Number
- A-Middle 30/Drawer 06/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Prints GA 2024.02988
- A Middle 30/Drawer 06/GC022/Half Folio/18th-19th c./Prints GA 2024.00342
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dchh63t964m
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1819
- Format
- Visual material
- Extent
- 1 print : hand-colored engraving ; plate mark 223 x 544 mm
- References
- Cohn 1303
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Campus holdings: See also the small plate "Arrival at the North Pole" (No. 896).
- Princeton copy 1: Gift of Richard W. Meirs, Princeton University Class of 1888. Sheet: 22 x 54.5 cm
- Princeton copy 2: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Capt. Marryat Billy Waters" ; Sheet: 25.5 x 56 cm ; mounted in mat 56 x 71 cm ; in GA, Box England, Caricatures-Cruikshank. Dep. 5242.
- Signed in plate: "G. Cruikshank fect.".
- Depiction: Caricature of Sir John Ross' expedition.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
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- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/a0b60c5e-9cdc-4683-8591-07b1b5e09605/manifest