Image of The inside of a house, in Nootka Sound. Drawn by

The inside of a house, in Nootka Sound. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by...

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Image title: The inside of a house, in Nootka Sound. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by William Sharp. Shows the interior of a house with five cloaked figures seated on a platform at left; in the centre four figures sit around an open fire in a box with smoke rising to the roof. At right are four more seated figures. Fish are hanging near the roof, and the ceiling has many drying racks suspended from it. At the back are two large carved images.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: A collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson, and J. F. Miller, made in the Countries visited by Captain James Cook in his First Voyage [1768-1771], also of prints published in John Hawksworth's Voyages of Biron [Byron], Wallis, and Cook [1773], as well as in Cook's second and third Voyages [1772-1775, 1776-1780]. Illustrator: Webber, John 1768-1780 Source/Shelfmark: Add.23921 f.83 Captain Cook's third voyage.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: interior / american indian / journeys / home / expeditions / science / third voyage of captain cook / expedition / group of people / houses / journey / trips / event / sciences / events / people / interiors / 18th century / domiciles / residential building / nationality / dwelling / ethnicity / north american / domicile / native american / complexes / house / trip / flames / natural sciences / engraving / homes / cook's third voyage / domicil

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