A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in search of Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of H.M. discovery-ships Erebus and Terror

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Title
A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in search of Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of H.M. discovery-ships Erebus and Terror
Names
May, Walter W. (Walter William), 1830-1896 (Artist)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1855
Place: London
Publisher: Day & Son
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: Stuart 1175
Topics
Arctic regions
Wellington Channel (Views)
Genres
Prints
Pamphlets
Illustrations
Notes
Content: NYPL exhibition IDs TL 24.03.022a-c apply to image IDs Sledges in Fresh Fair Wind (58546430), Franklin Relics (58546436), and H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer Breaking out of Winter Quarters 1854 respectively (58546424).
Physical Description
Extent: 2 p. l., 3-6 pp., 13 pl. fol.
Chromolithographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 05039972
RLIN/OCLC: 16897974
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14438155
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.022a
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.022b
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.022c
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ffba3600-771b-013a-ea00-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1830: Creator Born
  • 1855: Issued
  • 1896: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in search of Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of H.M. discovery-ships Erebus and Terror " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ea42ea0-771c-013a-2276-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in search of Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of H.M. discovery-ships Erebus and Terror " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ea42ea0-771c-013a-2276-0242ac110002

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in search of Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of H.M. discovery-ships Erebus and Terror Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ea42ea0-771c-013a-2276-0242ac110002

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A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in search of Sir John Franklin and the missing crews of H.M. discovery-ships Erebus and Terror