John Rae model, Stromness Museum, Stromness, Mainland
Model of John Rae, 1813-93, Orcadian explorer who travelled in Canada and the Northwest Passage, in a Halkett boat using plates as paddles, in Stromness Museum, in Stromness, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The museum houses the original Halkett boat owned by John Rae, which is an inflatable boat made from cotton, rubber and cork, with copper air valves. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14149947
Media ID
46169558
Size
8268px x 6201px
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Credit
Photographer
Source
Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
