Richardson. Images in Arctic Searching Expedition
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Title
Richardson. Images in Arctic Searching Expedition
Subject
Arctic searching expedition : a journal of a boat-voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in search of the discovery ships under command of Sir John Franklin. by Sir John Richardson ; with an appendix on the physical geography of North America.
Description
Images that show the uses of the Arctic Searching Expedition journal from the 18th-19th century.
The first image is of the hill that resides next to the rapids on Bear Lake River. It gives an image of what the explorers saw when they approached the hill and mountains while navigating the river. It shows heavy forestation along the river while also attempting to show the elevation of the mountain in the background. Each image used in the journal was an attempt to describe the new areas found and to compare each new area that explored to places they had already seen. This would create an interesting journal as well as highlighting the differences present in the Arctic Region.
The second image is from the middle of the journal. It was picked out due to the staining that is evident on both pages 260 and 261. This can be an example of usage for the journal as well as the wear and tear it went through. It was able to survive other possible Arctic expeditions that were conducted using the knowledge from Richardson’s book. It discusses tendencies of the region.
The third image was included because it shows a tear that goes several pages deep. It is in a section about the sun and how it reflects during different parts of the day. One can infer that this section was utilized a lot by future explorers to understand the effect of the sun at different parts of the day on the Arctic region. The book has lots of tears and partial rips that show usage and attempts to contort it.
The fourth image is another picture inside the book. This image shows the Yorso Rock, which is a uniquely shaped rock formation in the middle of a body of water. Rock formations in the body of waters were a characteristic of the Arctic Region and that was why Richardson included these drawings. It gave readers a visual to look for as a landmark when exploring or for an idea to visualize while reading the journal. It was important for readers to understand what was being written in the journal to further enhance research of new areas. The drawings were viewed most out of the whole journal.
The fifth image is a chart that describes common English words translated into native Arctic languages. It gives numbers, animals, and plants as examples of words used. Along with text describing the land, it was important to include charts to organize the information. This chart gives readers an idea of the native language and how life operated in the Arctic region. It is interesting to see the different phrases used in the languages of kutchin and dog-rib.
The first image is of the hill that resides next to the rapids on Bear Lake River. It gives an image of what the explorers saw when they approached the hill and mountains while navigating the river. It shows heavy forestation along the river while also attempting to show the elevation of the mountain in the background. Each image used in the journal was an attempt to describe the new areas found and to compare each new area that explored to places they had already seen. This would create an interesting journal as well as highlighting the differences present in the Arctic Region.
The second image is from the middle of the journal. It was picked out due to the staining that is evident on both pages 260 and 261. This can be an example of usage for the journal as well as the wear and tear it went through. It was able to survive other possible Arctic expeditions that were conducted using the knowledge from Richardson’s book. It discusses tendencies of the region.
The third image was included because it shows a tear that goes several pages deep. It is in a section about the sun and how it reflects during different parts of the day. One can infer that this section was utilized a lot by future explorers to understand the effect of the sun at different parts of the day on the Arctic region. The book has lots of tears and partial rips that show usage and attempts to contort it.
The fourth image is another picture inside the book. This image shows the Yorso Rock, which is a uniquely shaped rock formation in the middle of a body of water. Rock formations in the body of waters were a characteristic of the Arctic Region and that was why Richardson included these drawings. It gave readers a visual to look for as a landmark when exploring or for an idea to visualize while reading the journal. It was important for readers to understand what was being written in the journal to further enhance research of new areas. The drawings were viewed most out of the whole journal.
The fifth image is a chart that describes common English words translated into native Arctic languages. It gives numbers, animals, and plants as examples of words used. Along with text describing the land, it was important to include charts to organize the information. This chart gives readers an idea of the native language and how life operated in the Arctic region. It is interesting to see the different phrases used in the languages of kutchin and dog-rib.
Creator
Richardson, John, Sir
Source
Tisch Special Collections [Ballou] G665 1848. R52.
Publisher
Tufts University. Tisch Library.
Date
2015-04-15
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
text
Coverage
18th-19th Century Arctic Regions
Collection
Citation
Richardson, John, Sir, “Richardson. Images in Arctic Searching Expedition,” Tufts Libraries Omeka, accessed April 28, 2024, https://omeka.library.tufts.edu/items/show/101.