Cormack, William Eppes

This copy of a pencil drawing of William Eppes Cormack is the only known portrait of a man whose thirst for adventure took him from Newfoundland to Australia, New Zealand, California and British Columbia. It is a portrait of Cormack late in his life, probably after he had settled in British Columbia...

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Main Author: Riggs, Bertram G., 1954-
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/36
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description This copy of a pencil drawing of William Eppes Cormack is the only known portrait of a man whose thirst for adventure took him from Newfoundland to Australia, New Zealand, California and British Columbia. It is a portrait of Cormack late in his life, probably after he had settled in British Columbia in the 1860s. It is quite a contrast to the image one gets, after reading of Cormack's exploits, of the young man who walked across the interior of Newfoundland in 1822.
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author Riggs, Bertram G., 1954-
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Cormack, William Eppes
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title Cormack, William Eppes
title_short Cormack, William Eppes
title_full Cormack, William Eppes
title_fullStr Cormack, William Eppes
title_full_unstemmed Cormack, William Eppes
title_sort cormack, william eppes
publishDate 1994
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/36
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Original held in Archives and Special Collections.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
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MF-318
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