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Design for a Chart of the Proceedings of the Northern Land Expedition under the command of Captain Franklin

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Date:

August 16, 1822.

Reference:

Box number: BK-005

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2964144

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George Back fonds

Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic Sketchbooks by George Back

George Back's sketchbook

Design for a Chart of the Proceedings of the Northern Land Expedition under the command of Captain Franklin
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Date(s):

August 16, 1822.

Place:

Present-day Manitoba:

Place of creation:

Manitoba

Extent:

1 watercolour : grey wash on wove paper.
Support 11.100 x 18.300 cm

Language of material:

English

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Sketch of an Arctic scene with expedition members in the foreground, some bearing canoes and other loads. A large, uneven stone in the centre of the image bears the inscription "Chart of the Proceedings of the Northern Land Expedition under the command of Captain Franklin". This image was drawn while awaiting the ship back to London at York Factory.

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Artist: Back, George, Sir, 1796-1878

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Physical description note:

This item is one page (folio 61 recto) of a bound sketchbook, which can also be accessed in cover-to-cover form.

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available: C-141514

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: in pen and black ink, u.l.: "Design"; u.r.: "for Chart"; c.: "A CHART / of the proceedings / of the / Northern Land / Expedition / under the command of / Capt Franklin. / etc etc etc etc; in pen and brown ink", u.r.: "G Back 1822"; l.l.: "Augt 16th"; (Complete transcription)
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évenement
Source:

Private

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1994-254 DAP
00002.61R
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Physical access under supervision of art archivist

Box [1994-254]

[Consultation 90 Open]

BK-005 Item no. assigned by LAC 2.61R

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1994-254] C-141514

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1994-254-2.61R. Acquired with the assistance of Hoechst and Celanese Canada and with a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
Copyright: Expired

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