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A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage

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Title
A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage
Additional title: Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator
Names
Cresswell, Samuel Gurney, 1827-1867 (Artist)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: London
Publisher: Day & Son
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: Stuart 13693
Topics
Investigator (Ship)
Northwest Passage
Genres
Prints
Pamphlets
Notes
Content: Exhibition ID TL 24.03.021 applies to illustration Melville Island from Banks Land, Image ID 58679821
Physical Description
Extent: 3 l., 8 pl.fol.
Chromolithographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 05028991
RLIN/OCLC: 14388361
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14499272
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.03.021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3ff0bad0-771b-013a-ac9b-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1827: Creator Born
  • 1854: Issued
  • 1867: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b0cdff0-771b-013a-45a4-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b0cdff0-771b-013a-45a4-0242ac110004

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b0cdff0-771b-013a-45a4-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

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A series of eight sketches in colour ... by Lieut ... Cresswell, of the voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (Captain M'Clure), during the discovery of the northwest passage