After Icebergs with a Painter, Rev. L. Noble
After Icebergs with a Painter, Rev. L. Noble
After Icebergs with a Painter is a vivid travelogue by Reverend Louis Legrand Noble, chronicling his 1859 summer voyage along the northeastern coast of British America with renowned landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church. Their journey aimed to study and capture the majestic icebergs of Labrador and Newfoundland, offering readers a firsthand account of the Arctic's natural beauty and challenges.
📘 Overview
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Full Title: After Icebergs with a Painter: A Summer Voyage to Labrador and Around Newfoundland
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Author: Rev. Louis Legrand Noble
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First Published: 1861 by D. Appleton & Co.
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Format: Hardcover, approximately 336 pages
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Illustrations: Six lithographed plates by Frederic Edwin Church
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Language: English
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Subjects: Icebergs, Newfoundland and Labrador geography, 19th-century Arctic exploration
🧭 Content Highlights
Noble's narrative provides a detailed account of their voyage, including:
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Initial Challenges: Departing from St. John's, Newfoundland, they found the local icebergs insufficient for artistic study due to their scarcity and distance.
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Journey to Labrador: They sailed to Battle Harbor, Labrador, where icebergs were more abundant and accessible for sketching.
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Artistic Endeavors: Church's sketches and subsequent paintings, including The Icebergs (1861), were inspired by this expedition.
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Return Voyage: Their journey concluded through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, coasting the west of Newfoundland, and traversing Nova Scotia to the Bay of Fundy.
The book offers insights into the Arctic's harsh conditions, the beauty of its icy landscapes, and the interplay between art and nature.
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