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Lot 31: Lieut. Frederick William Beechey, R.N. (1796-1856)

Est: $1,450 USD - $2,175 USDSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 09, 2002

Item Overview

Description

H.M.S. Ships Hecla and Griper in Winter Harbour 1819; and Crews of the H.M.S. Hecla and Griper cutting into Winter Harbour Sept. 24 1819 with inscriptions as titles on the mount and with further inscriptions on the reverse of the mounts black wash heightened with white, unframed 5 1/8 x 6 1/8in. (13 x 20.5cm.) (2) ENGRAVED by W. Westall, A.R.A. in W.E. Parry, R.N., F.R.S., Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Pasage....performed in the years 1819-20, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper etc., London, 1821, plates XIII and XIV.

Auction Details

THE POLAR COLLECTION OF ANDREAS ZUST

by
Christie's
May 09, 2002, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK