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Engraving of a man in a fur coat riding a sledge pulled by a team of dogs over snow, with bare trees and a distant snowy mountain.

A man travelling on a sledge drawn by five dogs in Kamchatka. Engraving by S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.

An engraved scene shows a man in a hooded fur coat riding a wooden sledge pulled by a team of dogs across snow. Bare trees, a distant snowcapped mountain and a frozen path frame the winter landscape, with a caption reading 'A Man of Kamtschatka, travelling in Winter.'

Artist
John Webber
Date
[1784]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2514 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1784.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hombre de Kamchatka viajando en invierno, grabado tras Webber

Una escena grabada muestra a un hombre con un abrigo de piel con capucha que viaja en un trineo de madera tirado por un equipo de perros sobre la nieve. Árboles sin hojas, una montaña lejana cubierta de nieve y un sendero helado enmarcan el paisaje invernal, con un pie que dice 'A Man of Kamtschatka, travelling in Winter.'

Português: Homem de Kamchatka viajando no inverno, gravura após Webber

Uma cena gravada mostra um homem com casaco de pele com capuz viajando em um trenó de madeira puxado por uma equipe de cães sobre a neve. Árvores sem folhas, uma montanha nevada ao longe e uma trilha congelada emolduram a paisagem invernal, com a legenda 'A Man of Kamtschatka, travelling in Winter.'

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