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1868 print Aurora Borealis at Arctic Circle, #160

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Size Type/Largest Dimension : Small (Up to 14")
Print Type : Engraving
Original/Reproduction : Original Print
Date of Creation : 1800-1899
Year of Production : 1868
Type : Print
Listed By : Dealer or Reseller
Style : Realism

Tour18_160 1868 print Aurora Borealis at Arctic Circle, #160 Nice view titled « La Pandore » franchissant le cercle polaire a la lueur d’une aurore boréale, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, overall size is approx. 20 x 16 cm, image size is approx. 15.5 x 10 cm. From Le Tour du Monde , French 19th century illustrated exploration and travel magazine, which started publishing in 1860. HMS Pandora (1859), a Philomel-class wooden gunboat launched in 1859 and sold in 1875 for use as an Arctic expedition ship. She was sold to American explorers in 1878, renamed Jeannette and sunk by ice in 1881.