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Lt. Samuel Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867) - Complete Set Of Eight Chromolithograph Prints

Complete Set Of Eight Chromolithograph Prints

from 'a series of eight sketches in colour, [...] of the route of the voyage of h.m.s. 'investigator' during the discovery of the north west passage': september 6th 1850
53.3 cms x 59.7 cms (21 ins x 23.5 ins)
Bold Headland on Baring Island; H.M.S. Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850; Critical position of H.M.S. Investigator on the North-Coast of Baring Island, August 20th 1851; H.M.S. Investigator running through a narrow channel in a snow storm, between grounded and pack ice, September 23rd 1851; Melville Island from Banks' Land; Sledge-Party leaving H.M.S. Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney Creswell, 15 April 1853; and Sledging over Hummocky Ice, April 1853,published at London, Day & Son. 1854, each framed
made in 1850
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Arts, Culture and History" held on Thu, Dec 9, 2021.
Lot 508
Estimate: CAD $1,000 - $1,500
Realised: CAD $12,000
Complete Set Of Eight Chromolithograph Prints by artist Lt. Samuel Gurney Cresswell