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Auction 107, Lot 588

"[Lot of 6 - Canada and Alaska]", Cook, James (Capt.)

Subject: Native Americans

Period: 1795-03 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.2 x 6 inches
10.7 x 15.2 cm
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Copper engraved portraits depicting male and female natives of Prince Williams Sound, Nootka, and Oonalaska. Each shows the rich and elaborate costumes and ornamentation. From a Dutch edition of Cook's Voyages.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $400 - $500

Unsold

Closed on 6/9/2004

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