Lapland

Mediumengraving

Dimensions9 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (24.4 × 20 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.7394

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSeries of vignettes showing members of the Sami people (also known as Laplanders) in their costumes, habitations, methods of transport including reindeer sleds and ski, and hunting implements. Line engraving.ProvenanceFound inserted in: John Harris, "Voyages and Travels," 2 vols., London, 1705; acquired 1987. Original source not identified. Purchased from Caravan Maritime Books, Jamaica, NY, 1st quarter 1987, $6.25.

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