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Artist



Alternative names	Admiral Sir Back; Sir George Back
Description	British naval officer, explorer and artist
Date of birth/death	6 November 1796 / 6 November 1795	23 June 1878
Location of birth/death	Stockport, Cheshire	Portman Square, London
Work period	1800 –1900
Authority file	: Q282922 VIAF: 76464117 ISNI: 0000000122820796 ULAN: 500076997 LCCN: n89613186 NLA: 35011625 WorldCat

Description

English: Hudson’s Bay Company and Northwest Company Forts at Île-à-la-Crosse, February 28, 1820 Watercolour by George Back.
A different version of the image is available online at Library and Archives Canada under MIKAN numbers 2837997 (en) and 2898203 (fr). From a sketchbook kept by Midshipman George Back, a member of the Franklin Overland Expedition in the period 1819-1822. For details, see [1].

Français : Iconographie représentant le poste de traite de l'Île-à-la-Crosse en 1820.
Une version différente de cette image est disponible à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, sous les numéros MIKAN 2898203 (fr) et 2837997 (en). Description à la source : « Forts de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson et de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest à l'Île-à-la-Crosse, en Saskatchewan. Aquarelle sur papier vélin. » Fait partie d'un cahier d'illustrations du midshipman George Back, membre de la Franklin Overland Expedition au cours de la période 1819-1822. Pour détails, voir [2].

Date

28 February 1820

Source/Photographer

Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1994-254-1.40R

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