“First Communication with the Natives”
John Sacheuse. From A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage, by John Ross. 1819.
An encounter between British Royal Navy expedition, led by John Ross, and Inuit people on Baffin Bay, Greenland. The artist John Sacheuse (sometimes spelled Sackhouse) was an Inuit who acted as interpreter for Ross’s party.
| Metadata | Details |
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| Item Type | Book Section |
| Title | First Communication with the Natives |
| Publication Title | A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage |
| Short Title | Communication with the Natives, 1819 |
| Book Title | A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | J. Murray |
| Creator | John Sacheuse |
| Publication Creator | John Ross |
| Publication Date | 1819 |
| Call Number | Case folio G 142 .7569 |
| Location | Special Collections 4th floor |