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Engravings from Voyage en Sibérie, 1768

Overview of the Collection

Title
Engravings from Voyage en Sibérie
Dates
1768
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 5024
Summary
Collection consists of seven engravings depicting scenes of people, activities, and places in the Kamchatka area of Russia, on the Pacific Coast. The engravings are from the second volume of Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche's "Voyage en Sibérie," published in Paris, France, in 1768, which included a translation of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov's "Opisanie zemli Kamchatki" (Description of the land of Kamchatka), 1755. Titles and captions are in French.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
French
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Content Description

Collection consists of seven engravings from the second volume of Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche's "Voyage en Sibérie," published in Paris, France, in 1768, which included a translation of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov's "Opisanie zemli Kamchatki" (Description of the land of Kamchatka), 1755. The engravings depict scenes of people, activities, and places in the Kamchatka area of Russia, on the Pacific Coast, and were made by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard from drawings by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince and Jean-Michel Moreau. The engravings are labeled as plates I, II, III, XIV, XV, and XVI; two different images are both labeled as XIV. Titles and captions are in French.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Engravings from Voyage en Sibérie, Russia, Mss 5024, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Collection was titled "Engravings of Kamchatka, Russia" prior to 2022.

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Geographical Names

  • Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)--Pictorial works
  • Kamchatskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)--Pictorial works
  • Russia--Pictorial works

Form or Genre Terms

  • engravings (prints)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste, 1734-1781 (artist)
    • Moreau, Jean Michel, 1741-1814 (artist)
    • Tilliard, Jean-Baptiste, 1740-1813 (engraver)
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