Sigismund Bacstrom | |
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| Born | c. 1750 Germany |
| Died | 1805 England |
| Occupation(s) | Doctor, surgeon, naturalist, translator |
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Sigismund Bacstrom (c. 1750–1805) [1] was a doctor, a surgeon, and a notable artist of the early Maritime Fur Trade.[2] His drawings of the people and places he encountered on his voyages show the meticulous precision of a surgeon and scientist rather than the hand of a trained artist.[3] He was also a prominent author and translator of documents on Alchemy and Rosicrucianism, many of which are still in print.[4] [5]
- ^ "Bacstrom, Sigismund. Copy of the Admission of Sigismund Bacstrom into the Fraternity of Rosicrucians by the Comte de Chazal, transcribed by Frederick Hockley, 1839: A Finding Aid". Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2014-05-03. Harvard Divinity School. 2007. Introductory bio.
- ^ Henry, John Frazier. Early Maritime Artists of the Pacific Northwest Coast,1741-1841. University of Washington Press. 1984
- ^ Cole, Douglas. Sigismund Bacstrom's Northwest Coast Drawings and an Account of his Curious Career. BC Studies Journal, Summer 1980
- ^ Bacstrom's Rosicrucian Society. Hermetic Journal No.6 1979
- ^ Lamprecht: Neue Rosenkreuzer. Göttingen 2004, S. 60