The town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566761i
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The view towards the entrance to Avacha Bay showing the ships Resolution and Discovery in the bay, visited by Webber in May 1779 on Captain Cook's third voyage (1777-1780). Houses and local inhabitants in the foreground

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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.3 x 53.2 cm

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A view of the town and harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul, in Kamtschatka. J. Webber del. B.T. Pouncy sc. Bears number: 74

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Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 556, no. 3.328A

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Wellcome Collection 566761i

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