Sketches of the north Alaskan coast, 1883

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Sketches of the north Alaskan coast, 1883

Series of nine sketches, eight in a stitched booklet and one loose, of Alaskan coastline from Point Barrow to Point Hope, Cape Prince of Wales and the Diomedes and southeast to Golovin Bay.

9 leaves in a box

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SNAC Resource ID: 8223523

New Hampshire Newspaper Project

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