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Thomas Mitchell (active 1875-6)
Cape Union - main road between "Alert" & "Discovery". Sledge lowered over ice foot on to floe beneath, finding the road not much improved c. Apr 1876c. Jul 1876
Albumen print | 29.3 x 34.2 cm (mount) | RCIN 2580218
Thomas Mitchell (active 1875-6)
Cape Union - main road between "Alert" & "Discovery". Sledge lowered over ice foot on to floe beneath, finding the road not much improved c. Apr 1876c. Jul 1876
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Photograph of sledge, foreground right: two man stand and one sits between them; dogs lie foreground, centre; ice foot left, mountain behind. Photographer's initials in lower left corner.
Provenance
Presented to Queen Victoria by Captain George Nares (1831-1915) in 1876
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
29.3 x 34.2 cm (mount)
15.2 x 21.0 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
Cape Union : main road between "Alert" & "Discovery" sledge lowered over ice foot, on to floe beneath, finding the road not much improved. [Her Majesty's ships the Alert & Discovery, 1875-1876].
