1784 Engraving- Natives of Oonalashka, & their Habitations - Alaska

Description: This historic and original engraving is from Captain James Cook and George William Anderson's "A New , Authentic , and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority..." - see scan of cover page, not included. The work was published in London by Alexander Hogg between 1784 and 1786 The engraving entitled "Natives of Oonalashka & their Habitations" is based on the drawing made by John Webber , the official artist on board, when Cook visited Unalaska Island (see below) on his fateful Third Voyage in 1778 Good condition printed on hand-laid paper with minor age-toning to the borders - see scans. Page size 15.5 x 10 inches. See another engraving from this publication relating to Oonalashka in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for mailing John Webber10 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor those of a similar name, see John Weber (disambiguation).John WebberBorn6 October 1751 London, EnglandDied29 May 1793 (aged 41) London, EnglandEducationParis, FranceKnown forPaintingNotable work"Resolution and Discovery in Ship Cove, 1778"; "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", Kealakekua Bay and the Village KowroaaJohn Webber RA (6 October 1751[1] – 29 May 1793) was an English artist who accompanied Captain Cookon his third Pacific expedition. He is best known for his images of Australasia, Hawaii and Alaska.Biography[edit]Webber was born in London, educated in Bern and studied painting at Paris.[2] His father was Abraham Wäber, a Swiss sculptor who had moved to London, and changed his name to Webber before marrying a Mrs Mary Quant in 1744.Webber served as official artist on James Cook's third voyage of discovery around the Pacific (1776–1880) aboard HMS Resolution. At Adventure Bay in January 1777 he did drawings of "A Man of Van Diemen's Land" and "A Woman of Van Diemen's Land". He also did many drawings of scenes in New Zealand and the South Sea islands.[2] On this voyage, during which Cook lost his life in a fight in Hawaii, Webber became the first European artist to make contact with Hawaii, then called the Sandwich Islands. He made numerous watercolor landscapes of the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, and also portrayed many of the Hawaiian people.In April 1778, Captain Cook's ships Resolution and Discovery anchored at Ship Cove, now known as Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada to refit. The crew took observations and recorded encounters with the local people. Webber made watercolour landscapes including "Resolution and Discovery in Ship Cove, 1778". His drawings and paintings were engraved for the British Admiralty's account of the expedition, which was published in 1784. [3]Back in England in 1780 Webber exhibited around 50 works at Royal Academy exhibitions between 1784 and 1792, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1785 and R.A. in 1791. Most of his work were landscapes. Sometimes figures were included as in "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", which was shown at the academy in 1784, and his "The Death of Captain Cook" became well known through an engraving of it. Another version of this picture is in the William Dixson gallery at Sydney.[2] Unalaska Island28 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaUnalaskaNative name: Nawan-Alaxsxa[1]Map of the islandUnalaskaUnalaska in AlaskaGeographyLocationAleutian island archipelago, United States and RussiaCoordinates53°40′24″N166°38′54″WCoordinates: 53°40′24″N 166°38′54″WArchipelagoFox IslandsMajor islandsUnalaskaArea1,051 sq mi (2,720 km2)Length128 km (79.5 mi)Width56 km (34.8 mi)Highest elevation6,680 ft (2036 m)Highest pointMount MakushinAdministrationUnited StatesStateAlaskaCensus AreaAleutians West Census AreaLargest settlementUnalaska, Alaska(pop. 4432)DemographicsPopulation5,638 (2019)Pop. density1.83/km2 (4.74/sq mi)Ethnic groupsAleut and other Native Alaskan groupsUnalaska (Aleut: Nawan-Alaxsxa,[1] Russian: Уналашка) is a volcanic island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska located at53°38′N 167°00′W. The island has a land area of 1,051 square miles (2,720 km2). It measures 79.4 mi (127.8 km) long and 34.7 mi (55.8 km) wide. The city of Unalaska, Alaska, covers part of the island and all of neighboring Amaknak Island where the Port of Dutch Harbor is located. The population of the island excluding Amaknak as of the 2000 census was 1,759 residents.Unalaska is the second-largest island in the Fox Islands group and the Aleutian Islands. The coastline of Unalaska is markedly different in appearance than other major Aleutian Islands, with numerous inlets and peninsulas. The irregular coastline is broken by three long deep bays, Beaver Inlet, Unalaska Bay, and Makushin Bay, as well as by numerous smaller bays and coves. Unalaska's terrain is rugged and covered with mountains, and during the greater part of the year, the higher elevations are covered with snow.[2] The highest point on Unalaska is the active volcano Mount Makushin.Unalaska is the Aleut name for the island. Several theories about its origin exist; the most likely is that the name derives from the Russian word Ounalashka, an adaptation of the Aleut word for near the mainland, nawan Alaskax.History[edit]Cape Aiak, on the south coast of Unalaska Island in JulyNative Unalaskans, called Unangan or Aleuts, to non-Unangan, have lived on the island for at least 10,000 years.[3] The island was first seen by westerners in 1741 by Vitus Bering.[4] By 1759, at least 3,000 Aleuts lived on Unalaska island. A Russian settlement was constructed in 1759, but four years later it was destroyed by the Aleuts, together with four merchant ships. The attacks claimed the lives of 162 Russian settlers. The survivors managed to hold their own until 1764, when they were rescued by the Russians. This event triggered bloody reprisals against the natives which took the lives of about 5,000 Aleuts. By 1787, many Aleut seal hunters were enslaved by the Russian American Company and forced to harvest seal fur. By 1840, only 200 to 400 Aleuts still lived on the island.[5]The 1788 expedition of Esteban José Martínez and Gonzalo López de Haro explored the coast of Alaska as far as Unalaska Island, marking the farthest west the Spanish ever explored in the region.[6]Also in 1778, English explorer James Cook visited the island, and spelled it Oonalashka in his journal.[7]In Moscow on May 31, 1988, President Ronald Reagan mentioned the meeting of Americans and Russianson this island in the 19th century as an example of early US-Russian friendship.On December 8, 2004, the Malaysian cargo ship Selendang Ayu ran aground off Unalaska Island, causing a large oil spill.Unalaska provides the backdrop for Cindy Dyson's novel And She Was, recalling much of its rich Aleutian history.[8]The City of Unalaska, AlaskaUnalaska Island in 1972 Selendang Ayu ran aground off Unalaska in 2004, spilling approximately 350,000 gallons of oil

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