A woman from Kamchatka wearing a scarf on her head. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566763i
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Encountered by Webber 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 30.3 x 24 cm

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A woman of Kamtschatka. J. Webber del. W. Sharp sc. Bears number: 76

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. 574, no. 3.350A

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Wellcome Collection 566763i

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