[Watercolor drawings of Nuklukayet and a Russian mission settlement on the Yukon River].
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33481053
Description
- Title
- [Watercolor drawings of Nuklukayet and a Russian mission settlement on the Yukon River].
- Creator
- Whymper, Frederick, artist
- Published / Created
- 1867.
- Publication Place
- Alaska
- Abstract
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Watercolor drawing, signed, completed by Frederick Whymper of Nuklukayet (also known as Nuklukahyet, Nuklukyet, Nuchalawoia, or Nuklukaiet), a Native American trading camp and settlement in Alaska located along the Yukon River at its junction with the Tanana River, 1867. Depicted are Native Americans, tents, and canoes on the river bank
Watercolor drawing, signed, completed by Frederick Whymper of a Russian mission settlement in Alaska along the lower Yukon River, 1867. Depicted are a small farm, buildings, tents, and a Russian Orthodox church
- Description
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Frederick Whymper (1838-1901) was a British artist and explorer. He served on the 1864 Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition initiated by Governor of Vancouver Island, Arthur Edward Kennedy (1809-1883), and the Western Union Telegraph Co.'s expedition to Alaska and Siberia.
Captions in English.
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation supplied by cataloger.
Date of creation from artist's signature. - Provenance
- Purchased from Wayfarer’s Bookshop on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2018.
- Extent
- 2 drawings : sheets 19 x 43 cm, on mounts 21 x 36 cm and smaller
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Blank versos not digitized
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-4083
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Drawings
Watercolors (paintings) - Material
- watercolor ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Alaska.
Alaska
Tanana River (Alaska)
Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) - Subject (Name)
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Whymper, Frederick.
Orthodox Eastern Church
Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ. - Subject (Topic)
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Alaska Natives
Church buildings
Indians of North America
Religion
Missionaries
Russians
Trading posts - Subjects
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Whymper, Frederick
Orthodox Eastern Church > Alaska
Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ
Alaska Natives > Alaska > Pictorial works
Church buildings > Alaska > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Alaska > Pictorial works
Indians of North America > Religion
Missionaries > Alaska
Russians > Alaska
Trading posts > Alaska
Alaska > Pictorial works
Tanana River (Alaska)
Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) > Pictorial works
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Frederick Whymper, Watercolor Drawings of Nuklukayet and a Russian Mission Settlement on the Yukon River. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 99148317383408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33481053
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