Engravings from Troisième Voyage de Cook
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of four engravings from taken from "Troisième Voyage de Cook," a French edition (Paris, Hôtel de Thou, Rue des Poitevins, 1785) 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. The engravings are Plate 48, a portrait of an Native man, titled "Un Homme De Oonalashka"; Plate 49, a portrait of a Native woman, titled "Une Femme de Oonalashka"; Plate 56, depicting two types of headwear, titled "Chapeaux des Naturels D'Oonalashka"; and Plate 60, two scenes of men paddling canoes, titled "Canots d'Oonalashka." Titles in French.
Dates
- Creation: 1785
Creator
- Webber, John, 1751-1793 (Artist, Person)
- Bénard, 1731-1794 (Engraver, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.16 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
French
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.
Processing Information
Contains material previously designated Mss 5028 and Mss 5030. Collection was titled "Engravings of Alaskan Indians" prior to 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the engravings from Troisième Voyage de Cook
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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