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The Governor's House and St. Mather's Meeting House in Halifax, 1759

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Date:

1764

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Box number: A308-01

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Item ID number:

2873902

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W.H. Coverdale collection of Canadiana

The Governor's House and St. Mather's Meeting House in Halifax, 1759
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Date(s):

1764

Place:

London, England

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Publisher:

Richard Short

Place of printing:

London, England

Extent:

1 print / estampe : engraving
Image 37.200 x 52.500 cm

Language of material:

no language

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Laid down. Discoloured. Vertical fold down the centre. Torn along lower edge. Printed on laid paper. Canada Steamship Lines stamp embossed l.l.
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Artist: Short, Richard, fl. 1754-1766

Artist: Serres, Dominic, 1722-1793

Engraver: Aveline, François-Antoine, 1718-1780

Publisher: Short, Richard, fl. 1754-1766

Printer: Boydell, John, 1720-1804
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General note:

Plate: No 2 in Richard Short's Views of Halifax, 1764

Exhibitions note:

Venue: Pictures loaned in 1926 to Rideau Hull, Transferred to the Citadel Quebec in 1959 - Long Term Loans; 1926.02.01 - 1976.06.10

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Inscribed in the print, lower border, "Serres pinxt. Aveline Sculp. to the Right Honourable George Dunk Earl of Halifax, His Majesty's principal secretary of State & C. & C. & C. This plate representing the Governor's - House and St. Mather's Meeting House in Holles Street; also looking up George Street, shows part of the parade and Citadel-Hill at Halifax in Nova Scotia [Title repeated in French. Arms of Earl of Halifax at centre] Drawn on the spot design'd & publish'd as the Act directs by R. Short March 1, ..1764. Is most humbly inscribed by his Lordship's most devoted servant. R. Short__"
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Halifax (N.S.)

N.S., Halifax : Streets - Holles Street

N.S., Halifax : Streets - George Street

N.S., Halifax : Buildings - St. Mather's Meeting House

N.S., Halifax : Buildings - Governor's House

Architecture
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Private

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1970-188 PIC
00121
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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]

A308-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 121

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1970-188]

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C-041185 Item no. assigned by LAC 121

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-188-121 W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: Expired

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