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Discovery Bay, 81.44'N, Cape Lieber in distance - Inuit dogs. July 1876, natural breakwater [Her Majesty's ships the Alert & Discovery, 1875-1876]. Jul 1876
16.8 x 21.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2580197
Thomas Mitchell (active 1875-6)
Discovery Bay, 81. 44'N, Cape Lieber in distance - Inuit dogs. July 1876, natural breakwater [Her Majesty's ships the Alert & Discovery, 1875-1876] Jul 1876
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Photograph of two dogs lying on the shore in the foreground. In the right of the background stands a cairn of empty tins. Beyond is the sea and cliffs in the distance.
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Presented to Queen Victoria by Captain George Nares (1831-1915) in 1876
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16.8 x 21.6 cm (image)
29.3 x 34.2 cm (mount)
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[Historic Title] Discovery Bay, 81° 44’ N, Cape Lieber in distance - esquimaux dogs. July 1876, natural breakwater