Artists -- George W. Melville

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Photo # NH 92127: Jeannette Island, north of Siberia. Engraving after a sketch by George W. Melville, May 1881

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George W. Melville

Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville (1841-1912) was engineer of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition of 1879-1881 and later took command of the expedition's survivors.

This page provides links to pictures of sketches by George W. Melville

If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

The following images are engravings based on sketches by George W. Melville:

Photo # NH 92118: Sketch of ceiling timbers of the exploration steamer Jeannette crushed by ice pressure during the winter of 1879-1880.
Photo # NH 92127: Sketch of Jeannette Island, north of Siberia, May 1881.

If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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