Original antique 19th-century engraving of the midnight sun in the circumpolar regions: the light breaking behind the mountain, igloos along the shore and figures at work among the ice. A copper engraving with trilingual heading and caption in Spanish, French and German, of the kind found in the great illustrated geographical works of the period.
Original antique 19th-century engraving of the midnight sun in the circumpolar regions: the light breaking behind the mountain, igloos along the shore and figures at work among the ice. A copper engraving with trilingual heading and caption in Spanish, French and German, of the kind found in the great illustrated geographical works of the period.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: Plate mark 7.7 x 5.1 in (19.5 x 13 cm)
Condition: Fair. Mounted on a support sheet, with foxing spread through the margins, more visible at the right; the image remains clean.