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A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage

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Image ID

58679816


Item data

Title

A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage

Names

Cresswell, Samuel Gurney, 1827-1867 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1854
Place: London
Publisher: Day & Son

Library Location

Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: Stuart 13693

Subjects

Investigator (Ship)
Northwest Passage

Genres

Prints
Pamphlets

Notes

Content: Exhibition ID TL 24.03.021 applies to illustration Melville Island from Banks Land, Image ID 58679821

Physical Description

Extent: 3 l., 8 pl.fol.
Chromolithographs

Languages

English

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 05028991
RLIN/OCLC: 14388361
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14499272
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3ff0bad0-771b-013a-ac9b-0242ac110004

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

Date Issued

1854

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MLA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3ff0bad0-771b-013a-ac9b-0242ac110004

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3ff0bad0-771b-013a-ac9b-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3ff0bad0-771b-013a-ac9b-0242ac110004

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