Tlingit man & woman near the frame of an ocean-going canoe, Lituya Bay, Alaska, in engraving made 1786

Photograph of engraving of man & woman standing by frame of large unfinished canoe. Caption says it is a canoe found at Port of France. One sees [in front] the skin to go over the planking. Image from Jean-Francois de Galaup La Perouse's Voyage de La Perouse autour du monde. Atlas, 1797, no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blondela, Lt.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Engravings
Tlingit Indians > Clothing & dress
Tlingit Indians > Transportation
Canoes
Lituya Bay (Alaska)
Voit
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/2154
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=2154
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Summary:Photograph of engraving of man & woman standing by frame of large unfinished canoe. Caption says it is a canoe found at Port of France. One sees [in front] the skin to go over the planking. Image from Jean-Francois de Galaup La Perouse's Voyage de La Perouse autour du monde. Atlas, 1797, no. 57 [b] Caption on image: Pirogue, trouvee au Port des Francais. On voit a son cote la peau qui lui tient lieu de bordage.

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