[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"BL3268758","item_brand":"other","item_category":"illustration","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"ellis_henry_1721_1806","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"several_creatures_from_a_voyage_to_hudson_s_bay_in_1746_and_1747_for_discovering_a_north_west_passag","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Several creatures, from 'A voyage to Hudson's-Bay, in 1746 and 1747, for discovering a North...

IMAGE number
BL3268758
Image title
Several creatures, from 'A voyage to Hudson's-Bay, in 1746 and 1747, for discovering a North West Passage, 1748 (engraving)
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Artist
Ellis, Henry (1721-1806) / British
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
engraving
Date
1748 AD (C18th AD)
Image description

A voyage to Hudson's-Bay, ... in ... 1746 and 1747 Author: Ellis, Henry / H. Whitridge: London, 1748 Language: English Source/Shelfmark: G.16019, opposite 134 An illustration showing a sea unicorn; a whale; a sea horse; seal with a cawl; blackside seal and white bear. Image taken from A voyage to Hudson's-Bay, in 1746 and 1747, for discovering a North West Passage Originally published/produced in H. Whitridge: London, 1748. Full title: A voyage to Hudson's-Bay, ... in ... 1746 and 1747, for discovering a North West Passage; with ... a short natural history of the country. Together with a fair view of the facts and arguments from which the future finding of such a passage is rendered probable ... To which is prefixed, an ... account of the attempts hitherto made, etc. This illustration forms part of the “short natural history of the country” that is announced on the title-page. The sea unicorn is a narwhal, the sea horse is a walrus, and the white bear is a polar bear.

Photo credit
From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
animal / whale / marine mammal / Canada / North America / America (continent) / bear / seal / animals / north west passage / walrus / expedition / organism / white bear / voyage / exploration / narwhal / polar bear / unicorn / hudson's bay
Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers
License details
Your details
*
*
*
*
*
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Permissions
More info
Permission required for non-editorial use (inc book and magazine covers). Please contact us
Largest available format 2806 × 4912 px 21 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 2806 × 4912 px 238 × 416 mm 20.9 MB
Medium 585 × 1024 px 50 × 87 mm 963 KB

Similar Images