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Webber, John, 1751-1793

 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

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

John Webber engravings from Cook's Voyages

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5041
Abstract

Collection of engravings originally painted by John Webber, circa 1770-1793, for Cook's Voyages, and made by various engravers. The engravings depict Alaska Native people; the Chukchi people of Russia; towns, dwellings, and people in the Kamchatka area of Russia; and Native people of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).

Dates: circa 1770-1793

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Alaska 2
Aleuts -- Alaska -- Unalaska -- Pictorial works 2
Aleuts -- Boats -- Alaska -- Unalaska -- Pictorial works 1
Aleuts -- Dwellings -- Alaska -- Unalaska -- Pictorial works 1
Canoes and canoeing -- Alaska -- Unalaska -- Pictorial works 1