Illustrations for "Sir Joseph Banks and Iceland" : Islandica, vol. xviii, edited by Halldor Hermannsson.
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Identifier: 13-6-2649
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Scope and content
Copies of illustrations created during Sir Joseph Banks' expedition to Iceland and three portraits of Banks. Places depicted include Hafnarfiord, the Gardahraun, Hvaleyri, Skálholt, the Geysir, a mountain near Hekla, and the rocks near Lauganes. There are also illustrations of Icelandic people. Originals were done around 1772-1774, and include both finished engravings and pencil sketches. Artists include J. Cleveley, Charles Ruotte, and James F. Miller.
Dates
- 1928
- Undated
Creator
- no primary creator (Person)
- Hermannsson, Halldór (Date of work: 1878-1958..) (Person)
- Cleveley, John (Date of work: 1747-1786..) (Person)
- Ruotte, Louis Charles (Date of work: 1754-1806..) (Person)
- Miller, James F. (Person)
Extent
.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
0: Originals in the British Museum.
Publications About Described Materials
Used as illustrations in "Sir Joseph Banks and Iceland" by Halldor Hermannsson, in Islandica, vol. xviii, 1928.
Publication Date
1928.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Print and photographic copies.
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- Gihc
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu