A woman from Unalaska, Alaska, head and shoulders; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by J.M. Delattre, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566689i
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A woman from Unalaska, Alaska, head and shoulders; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by J.M. Delattre, 1784, after J. Webber. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Webber met this woman between 28 June and 2 July 1778

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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 28.3 x 21.6 cm

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A woman of Oonalashka; J. Webber del. ; Delattre sc. Bears number: 49

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 500, no. 3.266A

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Wellcome Collection 566689i

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