Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9315
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"Portrait of Akaitcho, and his son"
Date
1823
Sitter
Chief Akeh-Cho (1781 - 1838, Chipewyan) , Political leader
Creator
Edward Francis Finden (1791 - 1857, British) , Engraver
After
Robert Hood (1796 - 1821, Canadian) , Draftsman
Object type
Library reference
39901
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 140mm
width (print): 140mm
Subject
Description
Full-length portrait of Akeh-Cho, the Yellowknife chief, and his only son. Akeh-Cho wears blue bottoms, a brown smock, a fur overcoat and mittens, and holds a rifle in his right hand; his son wears a long smock with blue sleeves and a red collar and mittens.
Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, by John Franklin (London, 1823).
John Franklin (1786-1847) British Naval officer and exporer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1823. In 1819 he was chosen to lead the Coppermine Expedition overland from Hudson Bay to chart the North Coast of Canada.
Chief Akeh-Cho (ca.1886-1838) of the Yellowknives. The Yellowknives [T'satsąot'ınę] are one of the five main groups of the First Nations Dene who live in the Northwest territories of Canada. Akeh-Cho's territory encompassed the Coppermine and Yellowknife rivers, and northeast into the Barren Grounds. He was recruited to act as interpreter, guide, and hunter for Franklin's Coppermine expedition.
Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, by John Franklin (London, 1823).
John Franklin (1786-1847) British Naval officer and exporer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1823. In 1819 he was chosen to lead the Coppermine Expedition overland from Hudson Bay to chart the North Coast of Canada.
Chief Akeh-Cho (ca.1886-1838) of the Yellowknives. The Yellowknives [T'satsąot'ınę] are one of the five main groups of the First Nations Dene who live in the Northwest territories of Canada. Akeh-Cho's territory encompassed the Coppermine and Yellowknife rivers, and northeast into the Barren Grounds. He was recruited to act as interpreter, guide, and hunter for Franklin's Coppermine expedition.
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