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This selection of approximately 225 images bears witness to the travels of several Arctic explorers. John Franklin, Captain George Back, Sir John Ross and David Walker are among those who set out in the 19th century to find the passageway to the Orient, the famous Northwest Passage. In the 20th century, Hugh A. Peck and George E. Mack also visited the Great North, photographing scenes and landscapes everywhere they went.

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• Engravings, watercolours, archival documents and painted magic lantern slides related to the explorations of John Franklin, personal diary, portrait of George Back, certificate presented by David Walker;
• Photographs of landscapes, ships, people, animals, trading posts, hunting scenes, notably at Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait, Labrador, Baffin Island and Fort Churchill, by Hugh A. Peck;
• Photographs of landscapes, ships, people, animals, trading posts, the daily lives of the Inuit, hunting of bears, whales, seals, walruses and caribou, notably at Hudson Bay, Blackhead Island, Baffin Island and Chesterfield Inlet, by George E. Mack;
• Items made by the Inuit such as tools, clothing, personal accessories, miniature models.

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