The village of Bolsheretsk in Kamchatka, with some of its inhabitants . Engraving by P. Benazech, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566753i
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Visited by Webber 12-16 May 1779, on Captain Cook's third voyage (1777-1780)

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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 24.3 x 34.6 cm

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A view at Boltcheretzkoi, in Kamtschatka. J. Webber del. P. Benezech sc. Bears number: 72 Bears monogram of Peter Paul Benazech, lower left: P.B. F

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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. 568, no. 3.341A

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Wellcome Collection 566753i

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