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The crew of H.M.S. Terror,_breaking_a_passage_in_the_ice
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William Henry Smyth  (1788–1865)  wikidata:Q1334102 q:en:William Henry Smyth
 
William Henry Smyth
Alternative names
W. H. Smyth
Description British astronomer, hydrographer, archaeologist and naval officer
Date of birth/death 21 January 1788 Edit this at Wikidata 9 September 1865 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Westminster Stone
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artist QS:P170,Q1334102
William Henry Smyth  (1788–1865)  wikidata:Q1334102 q:en:William Henry Smyth
 
William Henry Smyth
Alternative names
W. H. Smyth
Description British astronomer, hydrographer, archaeologist and naval officer
Date of birth/death 21 January 1788 Edit this at Wikidata 9 September 1865 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Westminster Stone
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1334102
Day & Haghe
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J. Murray, Albemarle Street, London
Title
The crew of H.M.S. Terror,_breaking_a_passage_in_the_ice
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
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English: The crew of H.M.S. Terror,_breaking_a_passage_in_the_ice

Taken fromː George Back (1796-1878). Narrative of an Expedition in H.M.S. Terror, Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on the Arctic Shores, in the Years 1836-7. London: John Murray, 1838.
The first edition of Back’s account of his final Arctic voyage. Back was commissioned to complete the survey of the coast between Prince Regent’s Inlet and Turnagain Point but the Terror was beset by ice for nearly a year (August 1837-July 1837), drifting in the pack off northeast Southampton Island. Arctic Bib. 850; Hill 44; Sabin 2617; Ricks p.30; TPL 2033.

Lot number: Live Auction 15724 lot 168 Sale 7 Dec 2017
Date 1838
date QS:P571,+1838-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium lithograph
medium QS:P186,Q15123870
Dimensions 215 x 133mm
Inscriptions Day & Haghe
Source/Photographer Christie's, LotFinder: entry 6116644
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