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Drawings, including views from the U.S. Coast Survey expedition to Alaska [graphic].
BANC PIC 1946.004 --AX; BANC PIC 1946.004 --D; BANC PIC 1946.004 --E; BANC PIC 1946.004 --F; ...
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Drawings, including views from the U.S. Coast Survey expedition to AlaskaCreator/Contributor:
Davidson, George, 1825-1911, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Whymper, Frederick.Creator/Contributor:
Hamel, W.Abstract:
organized in folders titled as followes: "California" [drawings of coastline], "Alaska" [sketches and photos of sketches by
F. Whymper 1865-67], "Astronomical", "Alaska" [sketches by W.Hamel, 1867, and others], "Montecito, Mount Diablo" [sketches
of scenery, etc.], "Sketches, foreign travel" [from 1875, boats, coastlines, antiquities], "Sketches of headlines [headlands?],
mountain ranges, etc." [accompanied by photographic prints], "Early sketches, back to 1833", "Governor's Residence" [sketch
of Sitka, Alaska, dated July, 1867, attributed to W. Hamel] "Transit of Venus station, 1882". Views include towns in Alaska
(Sitka, Kodiak, Nulato(Yukon), Indian villages), and the Davidson glacier. Many sketches of the approach to the San Francisco
Bay. Some done for Davidson's "Coast Pilot".
primarily coast pilot drawings of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate, Alaska, and a few of the north east coast of North
America.
Date:
ca. 1833-ca. 1889 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ak -- u-us-caUnited States Coast Survey.
Pilot guides -- Pacific Coast (North America)
Pilot guides -- Alaska -- Pictorial works
Pilot guides -- California -- Pictorial works
Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Pictorial works
Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc
Alaska -- Discovery and exploration -- Pictorial works
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Most drawn by George Davidson. Some drawn by F. Whymper and W. Hamel. Collected by George Davidson.
COLLECTION STORED IN PART OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Alaska drawings by F. Whymper (--A Box 1 and --B folder): ORIGINALS RESTRICTED. USE VIEWING PRINTS ONLY: Shelved as BANC PIC
1905.17141:87-103--PIC : Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
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Transferred from the George Davidson papers (BANC MSS C-B 490)
Type:
graphicDrawings.
Physical Description:
graphic
picture
ca. 284 items (mainly drawings) : b&w ; various sizes.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1946.004 --AX
BANC PIC 1946.004 --D
BANC PIC 1946.004 --E
BANC PIC 1946.004 --F
BANC PIC 1905.17141:87-103--PIC
BANC PIC 1946.004--A Box 1
BANC PIC 1946.004--A Box 2
BANC PIC 1946.004
BANC PIC 1946.004--A
Origin:
AlaskaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED IN PART OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Alaska drawings by F. Whymper (--A Box 1 and --B folder): ORIGINALS RESTRICTED. USE VIEWING PRINTS ONLY: Shelved as BANC PIC
1905.17141:87-103--PIC : Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.