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The Town and Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia...from George Island looking up to the King's yard and Bason

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Date:

1764

Reference:

Box number: A326-01

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2873897

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W.H. Coverdale collection of Canadiana

The Town and Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia...from George Island looking up to the King's yard and Bason
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1764

Place:

London, England

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Publisher:

Richard Short

Extent:

1 print / estampe : engraving
Image 38.100 x 53.300 cm

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Laid down, creased in vertical centre.
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Artist: Serres, Dominic, 1722-1793

Engraver: Mason, James, 1710-ca. 1780

Publisher: Short, Richard, fl. 1754-1766
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Attributions and conjectures:

This print is after a work by artist Richard Short.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Inscribed in the print, lower border, "Serres pinx. Jas. Mason Sculp." [Dedication to the Earl of Halifax, with the Earl's coat of arms centre] "Town and Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia. As appears from George Island looking up to the King's - Yard and Bason" [Title also in French, l.r.] "...R Short. Drawn on the Spot, design'd & Publish'd... by R. Short March 1, 1764."
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Halifax Harbour (N.S.)

Halifax (N.S.)

Halifax (N.-É.)

George Island (Halifax, N.S.)

Halifax, Havre de (N.-É.)

George, Île (Halifax, N.-É.)

Architecture
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Private

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1970-188 PIC
00118
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Physical access through an art archivist. No restriction on use for reproduction or publication

Box [1970-188]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A326-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 118

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1970-188]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-041042 Item no. assigned by LAC 118

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-188-118 W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: Expired

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