Bénard, 1731-1794
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Engravings from Troisième Voyage de Cook
Collection
Identifier: Mss 5026
Abstract
Collection consists of four engravings from taken from "Troisième Voyage de Cook," a 1785 French edition of James Cook's "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean." The engravings are by Robert Bénard from drawings by John Webber and depict Native people of Unalaska, as well as canoes and headwear.
Dates:
1785
Habitation d'été et d'hiver du Kamtchatka
Collection
Identifier: Mss 5046
Abstract
Matted engraving by Robert Bénard depicting people outside summer and winter dwellings on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
Dates:
1785
The inside of a house in Oonalashka
Collection
Identifier: Mss 5048
Abstract
Three engravings in various sizes, made from the same drawing by John Webber, artist for the third voyage of James Cook. The image, titled "The Inside of a Home in Oonalashka," depicts Native adults and children at various activities inside a dwelling with a thatched roof in Unalaska.
Dates:
circa 1785