Collection search - One Locomotive with Cars (side view) with Station and Ferry in the background

Record information – Brief
1
One Locomotive with Cars (side view) with Station and Ferry in the background

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1847-1858.

Reference:

R5500-343-3-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3023582

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Andrew Audubon Merrilees fonds

Merrilees photographic and art collection

Additional graphic material, technical drawings, and cartographic material included in the Merrilees collection (in other accessions)

One Locomotive with Cars (side view) with Station and Ferry in the background
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details
Date(s):

1847-1858.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Place of printing:

New York

Extent:

1 print / estampe : steel engraving on wove paper
Support 5.400 x 10.400 cm
Secondary support 30.500 x 23.900 cm

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

One of eleven Vignettes for steel engravings of locomotives, train-yards, all mounted on one support., The engraving firm evolved from Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Co. formed in 1832, becoming Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, Bank Note Engravers in 1847. It was the fore-runner of the American Bank Note Co. established in 1858. It was responsible for the production of the first Canadian postage stamps as well as various early Canadian bank notes and debentures, mirroring comparable work conducted in the United states., Print has water damage.

Additional name(s):

Show detail Hide detail

Artist: Unknown

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

set: Eleven Vignettes for steel engravings mounted on one support, vignette e: u.c.r.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: Inscribed in the print, b.: Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York.
Subject heading:

Show detail Hide detail

Transportation

transport
Source:

Private
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Graphic (art)

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

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R5500-45
Copyright: Expired

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.

Report a problem on this page

Date modified:: 2024-06-12