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The Resolution Beating through the Ice — John Webber, 1778

“The Resolution Beating through the Ice” was drawn by John Webber in 1778 at Chukchi Sea, Arctic. It is a drawing work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

The Resolution Beating through the Ice by John Webber, 1778, drawn at Chukchi Sea, Arctic
The Resolution Beating through the Ice · 1778 · 📍 Chukchi Sea, Arctic

Cook’s ships at the edge of the pack ice in the Chukchi Sea north of Bering Strait: 1778.

ArtistJohn Webber
Year1778
PlaceChukchi Sea, Arctic
Techniquedrawing
LicenceCC0
SourceWikimedia Commons
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Cook’s ships at the edge of the pack ice in the Chukchi Sea north of Bering Strait: 1778. It is a drawing work by John Webber, 1778.

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