Picture No | 10217650 |
Date | 1875 |
Description | Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875. |
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Engraving of a typical harpoon gun, used for shooting whales or walrus in the Arctic region, and a patent snow-shoe or ski, 1875. In this period there were many British expeditions to the Arctic, including the expedition led by George Nares of 1875-1876, hence the public interest in these items.
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Source | The Graphic. 1875. top of page 444. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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