Crimson cliffs. A View of the Coloured Snow in Lat. 76. 25 N. & Long. 68. W. View of the Islands in Wolstenholme Sound. Dalrymple Rock bearing true N.E. by E. Cape Stair, N.N.E. Booths Bay, N. by E. page 142, [double fold-out]

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Crimson cliffs. A View of the Coloured Snow in Lat. 76. 25 N. & Long. 68. W. View of the Islands in Wolstenholme Sound. Dalrymple Rock bearing true N.E. by E. Cape Stair, N.N.E. Booths Bay, N. by E. page 142, [double fold-out]

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A voyage of discovery, made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a north-west passage

Names

Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856 (Artist)
Havell, Daniel, -1826? (Engraver)
Skene, Alexander Motz (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1819-01
Place: London
Publisher: J. Murray

Library Location

General Research Division
Shelf locator: KBR (Ross, J. Voyage of discovery. 1819)

Subjects

Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean)
Isabella (Ship : 1818-1834)
Alexander (Ship)
Northwest Passage
Lancaster Sound (Nunavut)

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Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Image at left: Drawn by Capt. Ross ; Engraved by D. Havell. Image at right: Drawn by A.M. Skene ; Engraved by D. Havell.
Content: NYPL exhibition ID TL 24.03.094 a applies to Crimson cliffs. A View of the Coloured Snow in Lat. 76. 25 N. & Long. 68. W. View of the Islands in Wolstenholme Sound.
Content: NYPL exhibition ID TL 24.03.094 b applies to View of the Islands in Wolstenholme Sound. Dalrymple Rock bearing true N.E. by E. Cape Stair, N.N.E. Booths Bay, N. by E.

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Engravings

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13031190
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.094 a
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.094 b
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 63e61900-0133-013b-d322-0242ac110004

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Date Issued

1819-01

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Crimson cliffs. A View of the Coloured Snow in Lat. 76. 25 N. & Long. 68. W. View of the Islands in Wolstenholme Sound. Dalrymple Rock bearing true N.E. by E. Cape Stair, N.N.E. Booths Bay, N. by E. page 142, [double fold-out]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/63e61900-0133-013b-d322-0242ac110004

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