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Title: View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land
Contributor: J. Webber
Newton
Date Created and/or Issued: 1784-1785
1784
1785
Publication Information: W. and A. Strahan
London
Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Santa Clara University
Collection: Paper, wood, and copper
Rights Information: Permission to copy or publish any portion of SCU Archives materials must be given by Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections.
Description: harbor with penguins, men, and ships
A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.
copper engraving
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Identifier: http://content.scu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/woodcuts/id/67
Subject: Kerguelen Islands

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