EditorialView of Snug Corner Cove in Prince William's Sound. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by William Ellis. The Resolution and Discovery shown in the Sound, with towering ice-covered cliffs on either side. Two large canoes crowded with natives are approach...
EditorialCanoes of Oonalashka. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by William Angus. Two drawings of canoeists off the Alaskan coast. The two figures in the top canoe come from Prince William Sound and are wearing the cone-shaped headwear. The canoeist below is a...
EditorialCaptain's Boyton's voyage - a cigar in mid-channel'. Paul Boyton (1848— 1924), known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open-water swimmin...
EditorialKayak Model with Hunter, 1840?50, United States, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Aleut, Gutskin, fur, wood, sinew, pigment, H. 4 x D. 2 x L. 12 in. (10.2 x 5.1 x 30.5 cm), Wood-Sculpture.
EditorialInuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes, and man in kayak in front of igloo and teepee, from the north of Hudson Bay. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Ita...
EditorialNatives of Unalaska wearing traditional hats and facial piercings, and natives of the Aleutian Islands in hunting garb with kayak. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the ...
EditorialInuit (Eskimo) family in sealskin clothes, and man with kayak walking to a fishing boat in Greenland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Ricci from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1837.
EditorialNatives of the Aleutian Islands, hunter in sealskins with kayak oar and hunting dog, and shamans in sacred robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, ...