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A View in Hudson's River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea

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Date:

1761.

Reference:

R13133-352-5-E, Volume number: 39

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

3984764

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Canadian Historical Prints and Watercolours Collection

A View in Hudson's River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea
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Date(s):

1761.

Place:

London:

Place of creation:

United Kingdom

Publisher:

Thomas Jefferys,

Extent:

1 print : engraving ; 36.5 x 53.2 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Image depicts a landscape view of the Hudson's River at the entrance of the "Topan Sea", showing boats on the water and a tall cliff on the left.
Print is of unknown provenance, and was acquired sometime before the initial cataloguing date of 12/1/27, written on the verso.
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Artist: Sandby, Paul, 1725-1809

Draftsman: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805

Engraver: Benazech, Peter Paul, 1730?-1798
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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Recto, l.c.: A View in Hudson's River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea. Vue sur la Riviere d'Hudson, de l'entree counue [sic] Sous le nom de Mer de Topan. / Sketch'd on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownal. Painted by Paul Sandby, Engraved by Peter Benazech. / London. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. May 20, 1761, by Tho.s Jefferys the Corner of St. Martin's Lane.

Related material:

For a related landscape print by Pownal/Sandby, see acc. no. 1978-6-1.
Subject heading:

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landscape

Hudson River
Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R13133]

[Consultation 90 Open]

39 Item no. assigned by LAC 338

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Copyright : expired
Credit : Library and Archives Canada, R13133-338

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