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C1785
Vue du Havre de St. Pierre et St. Paul, au Kamtschatka.
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Rare engraving from the French edition of Cook’s voyages Kamtschatka is a Oblast ( district ) and a peninsula in the asiatic part of Russia . The capital is Petropawlowsk Kamtschatskij. The view is towards the entrance of Avacha Bay … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Vue du Havre de St. Pierre et St. Paul, au Kamtschatka.
Date:
C1785
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
520mm
x 245mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1785
Description:
Rare engraving from the French edition of Cook’s voyages
Kamtschatka is a Oblast ( district ) and a peninsula in the asiatic part
of Russia . The capital is Petropawlowsk Kamtschatskij. The view is
towards the entrance of Avacha Bay with the Discovery and Resolution at anchor. The village is shown on the sandy peninsula with Kamchatkan summer huts and Russian log huts.
of Russia . The capital is Petropawlowsk Kamtschatskij. The view is
towards the entrance of Avacha Bay with the Discovery and Resolution at anchor. The village is shown on the sandy peninsula with Kamchatkan summer huts and Russian log huts.
‘The
Town or Ostrog of St. Peter & Paul stands upon a long narrow spit
of Sand, which forms & seperates the Harbour from the Bay of
Awatschka except at a narrow entrance about a Stones throw across. it
consists of 5 or six Russian log Houses and about 15 Kamtschdale Houses
called Balagans & 3 or 4 Joorta’s.
Town or Ostrog of St. Peter & Paul stands upon a long narrow spit
of Sand, which forms & seperates the Harbour from the Bay of
Awatschka except at a narrow entrance about a Stones throw across. it
consists of 5 or six Russian log Houses and about 15 Kamtschdale Houses
called Balagans & 3 or 4 Joorta’s.
Cook Journals III, 2, 1258.
Reference: Beddie 1555
John Webber (1752 - 1793)
John Webber was an 18th century artist, best known for his work as the official artist on Captain James Cook's third and final voyage to the Pacific in 1776-1780. He was born in London, England in 1751 and was trained as an artist. Webber accompanied Cook on his voyage as the official artist, tasked with creating drawings and paintings of the places and people they encountered. He produced many illustrations and sketches that were used to make engravings for inclusion in the official account of the voyage, published after Cook's death. Webber was required to "give a more perfect idea thereof than can be formed by written description." Webber's illustrations and engravings of the Pacific islands and their inhabitants are considered some of the most accurate and detailed depictions of the region from that time. They provide an important record of the places and people encountered by Cook and his crew, and are valuable for understanding the culture and daily life of the people of the Pacific during the 18th century. He died in London in 1793, after having returned from the voyage, but his work continues to be recognised as an important historical record of the voyage and of the art of his time. Webber's oeuvre from the voyage was the most comprehensive record of sights in the Pacific region ever produced.
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