1882 Steel Engraving Eskimo Family Cape Prince Wales North Pole Inuit XGW9 XGAA5 Louis Lacoin

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1882 Steel Engraving Eskimo Family Cape Prince Wales North Pole Inuit XGW9 XGAA5 Louis LacoinThis is an original 1882 steel engraving of "Eskimo Family Near Cape Prince of Wales." This is a representation of the indigenous peoples (Inuit) that Arctic explorers encountered and form whom they received great assistance in times of need. The Jeannette Arctic Expedition, commanded by Lieutenant George W. DeLong of the United States Navy, departed San Francisco on 8 July 1879. Originally projected by James Gordon Bennett, the proprietor of the New