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Poisson inconnu found to the northward of Athabasca Lake

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Date:

May 1822.

Reference:

Box number: BK-005

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2964138

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George Back fonds

Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic Sketchbooks by George Back

George Back's sketchbook

Poisson inconnu found to the northward of Athabasca Lake
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Date(s):

May 1822.

Place:

Present-day Alberta:

Place of creation:

Alberta

Extent:

1 watercolour : watercolour on wove paper.
Support 11.100 x 18.300 cm

Language of material:

English

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Sketch of a fish found near Athabasca Lake, likely in Alberta.

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Artist: Back, George, Sir, 1796-1878

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Physical description note:

This item is one page (folio 53 recto) of a bound sketchbook, which can also be accessed in cover-to-cover form.

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available: C-141508

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: in pen and brown ink, recto, t.: "Poisson inconnu - found to the northward of the Athabasca / Lake"; c.r.: "GB"; (Complete transcription)

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Alberta

Source:

Private

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1994-254 DAP
00002.53R
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Physical access under supervision of art archivist

Box [1994-254]

[Consultation 90 Open]

BK-005 Item no. assigned by LAC 2.53R

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1994-254] C-141508

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1994-254-2.53R. Acquired with the assistance of Hoechst and Celanese Canada and with a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
Copyright: Expired

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