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Andrew Motz Skene fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1815]-1920.

Reference:

R10448-0-9-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

201932

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Andrew Motz Skene fonds
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Fonds includes:

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Date(s):

[ca. 1815]-1920.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

128 drawings pen and ink, pencil.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Fonds consists of a sketchbook depicting important events of A.M. Skene's naval career such as: a voyage to St. Helena (1817); a voyage with Sir John Ross to the Arctic (1818); various scenes on the island of St. Helena, including Napoleon's house; portraits of Skene's family and friends; a self-portrait; drawings of birds, animals and Inuit; sketches of the Greenland and Canadian Arctic shorelines. Works by A.M. Skene (1796-1849).

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Skene, Andrew Motz, 1796-1849

Biography/Administrative history:

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Skene, Andrew Motz, 1796-1849 : Andrew Motz Skene, naval officer who served on board the first Ross Expedition (1818) to the Canadian Arctic.

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(Electronic) Item-level descriptions available online in Minisis.

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General note:

Received in 1988 from The 19th Century Shop, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

Related material:

One drawing by Andrew Motz Skene of a sledge dog in the Arctic can be found in MIKAN record number 18267.

Source:

Private

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1988-043 PIC
88-076
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1988-043] BK-081

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Drawings: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Credit: Purchase assisted by Department of Communications under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.

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