Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9317
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Portrait of Tattannoeuck and Hoeootoerock
Date
1823
Creator
Edward Francis Finden (1791 - 1857, British) , Engraver
After
Sir George Back (1796 - 1878, British) , Naval officer
Object type
Library reference
39901
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 130mm
width (print): 130mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Tattannoeuck [right as viewed] and Hoeootoerock [left as viewed]. Both wear their hair short and large brown overcoats.
Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, by John Franklin (London, 1823).
Plate inscribed: 'JUNIUS' and 'AUGUSTUS'.
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.
Tattannoeuck, also known as Augustus, and Hoeootoerockare, also known as Julius, were two Inuk men recruited as interpreters for Franklin's expedition.
Illustration from Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, by John Franklin (London, 1823).
Plate inscribed: 'JUNIUS' and 'AUGUSTUS'.
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.
Tattannoeuck, also known as Augustus, and Hoeootoerockare, also known as Julius, were two Inuk men recruited as interpreters for Franklin's expedition.
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