Elisha Kent Kane (1820--57) was an American Arctic explorer. He studied medicine in his native Philadelphia and in 1843 entered the U.S. Navy as a surgeon. In 1850 he sailed as the senior medical officer and naturalist on an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin (1786--1847), the British naval o…
Elisha Kane. | Library of Congress Top of page Skip to main content Library of Congress Search Everything Audio Recordings Books/Printed Material Films, Videos Legislation Manuscripts/Mixed Material Maps Notated Music Newspapers Periodicals Personal Narratives Photos, Prints, Drawings Software, E-Resources Web Archives Web Pages 3D Objects Suggestions enabled. Search Search toggle menu Discover Services Visit Education Connect About Ask a Librarian Help Contact Search Online Catalog Copyright.gov Congress.gov Share Photo, Print, Drawing Elisha Kane. View Enlarged Image Download: ZIP JPEG (223x340px) JPEG (447x680px) JPEG (894x1360px) JPEG (1789x2720px) JPEG2000 (648.5 KB) Go About this Item Title Elisha Kane. Summary Elisha Kent Kane (1820--57) was an American Arctic explorer. He studied medicine in his native Philadelphia and in 1843 entered the U.S. Navy as a surgeon. In 1850 he sailed as the senior medical officer and naturalist on an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin (1786--1847), the British naval officer and explorer who had been missing in the Canadian Arctic since 1845. Funded by New York merchant Henry Grinnell and carried out by the U.S. Navy, the expedition explored Lancaster Sound and Wellington Channel and found one of Franklin's camps but no trace of the men. The expedition was led by Lieutenant Edwin Jesse De Haven and consisted of two ships, the brigs Advance and Rescue. In 1853--55 Kane commanded a second expedition, also funded by Grinnell, which also failed to find Franklin. Kane wrote books about both of his Arctic adventures. The image is from an album of mostly Civil War-era portraits by the famous American photographer Matthew Brady (circa 1823-96) that belonged to Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (1825-91), a collector of photography as well as a photographer himself. The album was a gift to the emperor from Edward Anthony (1818-88), another early American photographer who, in partnership with his brother, owned a company that in the 1850s became the leading seller of photographic supplies in the United States. Dom Pedro may have acquired the album during a trip to the United States in 1876 when he, along with President Ulysses S. Grant, opened the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Brady was born in upstate New York, the son of immigrants from Ireland. Best known for his photographs documenting the battles of the American Civil War, he began his career in 1844 when he opened a daguerreotype portrait studio at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Streets in New York City. Over the course of the next several decades, Brady produced portraits of leading American public figures, many of which were published as engravings in magazines and newspapers. In 1858 he opened a branch in Washington, DC. The album, which also contains a small number of non-photographic prints, is part of the Thereza Christina Maria Collection at the National Library of Brazil. The collection is composed of 21,742 photos assembled by Emperor Pedro II throughout his life and donated by him to the national library. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and Brazilians in the 19th century and also includes many photographs of Europe, Africa, and North America. Names Anthony, Edward, 1818-1888 Contributor. Brady, Mathew B., 1823?-1896 Photographer. Created / Published New York : Edward Anthony, [1861 to 1876] Headings - Canada--Nunavut - United States of America--Pennsylvania - 1850 to 1857 - Arctic regions - Explorers - Grinnell Expedition - Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 - Memory of the World - Northwest Passage - Portrait photographs - Portraits Notes - Title devised, in English, by Library staff. - Original resource extent: 1 photographic print : carte-de-visite, albumen paper ; 8.5 x 5.3 centimeters. - Original resource at: National Library of Brazil. - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. Medium 1 online resource. Source Collection The Photographic Album Digital Id https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.1527 Library of Congress Control Number 2021669471 Online Format compressed data image LCCN Permalink https://lccn.loc.gov/2021669471 Additional Metadata Formats MARCXML Record MODS Record Dublin Core Record IIIF Presentation Manifest Manifest (JSON/LD) Part of National Library of Brazil (651) World Digital Library - Partner Items (5,089) World Digital Library (19,383) Library of Congress Online Catalog (1,357,923) Format Photo, Print, Drawing Contributor Anthony, Edward Brady, Mathew B. Dates 1861 Location Canada Nunavut Pennsylvania United States of America Language No Linguistic Content Not Applicable Subject 1850 to 1857 Arctic Regions Canada Explorers Grinnell Expedition Kane, Elisha Kent Memory of the World Northwest Passage Nunavut Pennsylvania Portrait Photographs Portraits United States of America Rights & Access The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here. Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library More about Copyright and other Restrictions For additional information and contact information for many of the partner organizations, see this archived capture of the World Digital Library site from 2021. For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources. Cite This Item Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Chicago citation style: Anthony, Edward, Contributor, and Mathew B Brady. Elisha Kane. Canada Pennsylvania United States of America Nunavut, 1861. [New York: Edward Anthony, to 1876] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669471/. APA citation style: Anthony, E. & Brady, M. B. (1861) Elisha Kane. Canada Pennsylvania United States of America Nunavut, 1861. [New York: Edward Anthony, to 1876] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669471/. MLA citation style: Anthony, Edward, Contributor, and Mathew B Brady. Elisha Kane. [New York: Edward Anthony, to 1876] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669471/>. More items like this Photo, Print, Drawing Secretary of War Simon Cameron. Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was a Pennsylvania newspaper editor and politician who served as the first secretary of war in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln. He was born in Maytown, Pennsylvania and... Contributor: Anthony, Edward - Brady, Mathew B. Date: 1861 Photo, Print, Drawing Mary Todd Lincoln. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-82) was the wife of President Abraham Lincoln and first lady of the United States during the Civil War. Born into a large and influential family in Kentucky, she... Contributor: Anthony, Edward - Brady, Mathew B. Date: 1862 Photo, Print, Drawing Adèle Cutts Douglas. Mrs. S. A. Douglas Adèle Cutts Douglas (1835--99) was the second wife of Stephen A. 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