- Museum number
- 1875,0710.4486-4505
- Description
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'Winter sketches in Lapland, or illustrations of a journey from Alten on the shores of the Polar Sea in 69o 55" North lat. through Norwegian, Russian, and Swedish Lapland, to Tornea at the extremity of the Gulf of Bothnia. Intended to exhibit a complete view of the mode of travelling with rein-deer, the most striking incidents that occurred during the journey, and the general character of the winter scenery of Lapland. By Arthur de Capell Brooke, M.A. F.R.S. &c.' (London: J. Rodwell) 1827; containing 24 lithographs by Harding and Dighton (figures and animals) after Brooke:
1. 'Laplanders, Finlanders, & Norwegians starting from Alten, on the shore of the Polar sea, on a winter' journey thorugh Lapland, manner in which an unruly deer sometimes attackes its driver Dec.r 6th'
2. 'Laplanders leaping their deer with the sledges and drivers over an unfrozen part of the Aiby-Elv (river)'
3. 'Night bivouac at Skovbredden at the foot of the Finmark Alps'
4. 'Morning scene - Laplanders preparing to pursue their journey Decr 7'
5. 'Continuation of the journey, and the manner in which the Laplanders are obliged to force their way through a deep and recent fall of snow'
6. 'Ascent of the Finmark Alps; difficulty of crossing a glacier with rein derr on account of the slipperiness on the surface'
7. 'Laplanders overtaken at midnight by a fog on the summit of the Finmark Alps, while crossing the Sollivara Range'
8. 'Descent of the Sollivara Mountains, shewing the accidents to which the Laplanders are subject in consequence of losing their way during their winter journey, from the thickness of the weather'
9. 'Lower part of the descent of the Mountain Chain of Finmark, fog clearing off'
10. 'Night bivouac on the Pietis Javri, (lake) - return of bad weather'
11. 'Laplanders encountering the Snow Drift (Snee Fog) while passing the Chouis Niumi Mountain in Norwegian Lapland'
12. 'Traversing at speed the highlands above the Biggi Lobee (lake)'
13. 'Crossing the Biggi Jaure, one of the extensive lakes of Norwegian Lapland, manner in which the rein-deer follow the track of the leading one'
14. 'Night qaurter in a Fishing Gamme on the border of the Biggi Jaure, our Laplanders, who bevouacked on the outside, were this night almost entirely covered over by the snow, which fell heavily until morning'
15. 'Scene on the Koutokeino River in Norwegian Lapland - exhausted state of the deer after crossing the mountains manner in which they lick up the snow as they proceed, and means employed by the Laplanders to urge them forward when tired - Decr 9th'
16. 'Parties of Laplanders weeting at night upon the Suopaducs Jaure'
17. 'Falling in with a Laplander's herd of rein-deer, while crossing the Jerdis Javri (lake) with a singular appearance of the northern lights'
18. 'Preparations for passing the night in a fishing hut on the borders of the Storra Grotti Javri, with the effect of the Aurora Borealis'
19. 'Mid-day halt of Laplanders and rein derr in Russian Lapland, with the manner in which the deer dig through the snow to reach the moss (Lichen Rangiferinus) beneath. Decr 17th'
20. 'Night scene, crossing the forests of Russian Lapland'
21. 'Passing the Aunis Jarvi at Hattan in Russian Lapland, and the confusion caused among the deer & sledges from their encountering the trunk of a fallen tree, in their descent to the lake. Decr 18th'
22. 'Scene in the forest of Russian Lapland, shewing the difficulty of descending woody declivities with rein-deer from the intervention of the trees'
23. 'Proceeding down the Tornea River, approaching the Polar Circle, with parties of Russian Laplanders returning from Kangis Fair on their way to Muonioniska. Decr 21'
24. 'View of the town of Tornea, the river, and the Landkirker, or Finnish Church, with Finland peasants returning home in their sledges across the ice after divine service on Chirstmas Day. Here we had the first sight of the sun at mid-day, after he had left us for the winter at the north cape'
Together with bookplate of Thomas Philip Earl de Grey, and title-page in French; prints with title in Englisha dn French. Bound in hardboards, with illustrated title-page printed on front cover, showing image of a sledge pulled by a reindeer.
Lithograph
- Production date
- 1827
- Dimensions
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Height: 595 millimetres (approx. size of each sheet)
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Width: 465 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Winter sketches in Lapland
- Acquisition date
- 1875
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1875,0710.4486-4505
- Additional IDs
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Other BM number: 1917,1208.17
