Fine Arts
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Vue des etablissements de Schelikoff dans L'Ile de Kadiak
Collection
Identifier: Mss 5053
Abstract
Engravings probably taken from a French edition or editions of "An account of a geographical and astronomical expedition to the northern parts of Russia" by Martin Sauer. The engravings depict a Russian outpost on Kodiak Island, Alaska; a mountain peak; and Atka Island in the Aleutians.
Dates:
circa 1802
Vue du port d'Okhotsk
Collection
Identifier: Mss 5021
Abstract
Engraving taken from an unidentified book, showing the Russian town of Okhotsk, on the Pacific Coast, with people in boats in the foreground. Okhotsk was the first Russian settlement on the Pacific Coast, established as a military camp in 1643.
Dates:
circa 1700-1799