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Summary

After George Back: HMS Terror thrown up by the ice. (

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Author

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Alternative names	Admiral Sir Back; Sir George Back
Description	British naval officer, explorer and artist
Date of birth/death	6 November 1796 / 6 November 1795	23 June 1878
Location of birth/death	Stockport, Cheshire	Portman Square, London
Work period	1800 –1900
Authority file	: Q282922 VIAF: 76464117 ISNI: 0000000122820796 ULAN: 500076997 LCCN: n89613186 NLA: 35011625 WorldCat

Title

HMS Terror thrown up by the ice.

Description

from Backs 1836-37 Arctic expedition.

Medium

engraving After drawing

Source/Photographer

National Archives of Canada / C-029929

Transferred from en.wikipedia. Original uploader was Dr.frog, 28 July 2005 (original upload date)

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2005-07-28 16:13 Dr.frog 800×532×8 (71611 bytes) {{PD-Art|PD-old-100}} [[HMS Terror (1813)|HMS ''Terror'']] thrown up by the ice. Engraving after a drawing by Captain [[George Back]], from his [[1836]]-[[1837]] [[Arctic]] expedition. Image source: [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-150.16-e.html#c02

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:42, 13 August 2023	1,036 × 629 (132 KB)	GreatLakesShips	higher res
	17:54, 15 October 2008	743 × 452 (59 KB)	Cropbot	upload cropped version, operated by User:Finavon. Summary: border/caption cropped
	04:32, 17 June 2008	800 × 532 (70 KB)	Hal8999	{{Information \|Description={{en\|HMS ''Terror'' thrown up by the ice. Engraving after a drawing by Captain en:George Back, from his en:1836-en:1837 en:Arctic expedition. Image source: [http://www.collectionsc