First Discovery of Land by H.M.S. Investigator, September 6th 1850
H.M.S. Investigator sailing through icy water with a sliver of land visible in the distance. Part of the Robert McClure arctic expedition of 1850 to 1854, which confirmed and traversed the Northwest Passage by a combination of sea travel and sledging.
Artwork Details
- Title: First Discovery of Land by H.M.S. Investigator, September 6th 1850
- Lithographer: William Simpson (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1823–1899 London)
- Artist: After Samuel Gurney Cresswell (British, King's Lynn, Norfolk 1827–1867 King's Lynn, Norfolk)
- Publisher: Day & Son, Ltd., London
- Publisher: Ackermann & Co., London (British, active 1829–55)
- Date: 1854
- Medium: Colored lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 6 15/16 × 16 1/8 in. (17.6 × 41 cm)
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 17 1/4 in. (22 × 43.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
- Object Number: 62.600.590
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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