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William Austin fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1854-1859.

Reference:

R8186-0-9-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

185794

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William Austin fonds
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Fonds includes:

11 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1854-1859.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

11 watercolours.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of watercolours depicting various loactions in the Ottawa Valley, including Fort Matagama, a Hudson's Bay Company post; Papineauville and the Seigneury of Papineau at Montebello, Quebec; High Falls on the Lievre near Buckingham, Quebec; the Carillon Canal; Rideau Falls; High Falls on the Gatineau; view from the suspension bridge on the Ottawa River at Bytown. Works by William Augustus Austin.

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Austin, W. A. (William Augustus), 1829-1896

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Austin, W. A. (William Augustus), 1829-1896 : William Augustus Austin was born 11 May 1829. He was the son of Captain Francis Austin of the 76th Regiment of Foot, and expressed interest in entering the army in March 1847. In a letter to Major Talbot written 1 May 1847, the Military Secretary reported that Austin had been well raised and educated. Austin became a commissioned public land surveyor May 12, 1852 for Lower Canada. April 14, 1872, he was appointed Deputy Surveyor of Dominion Lands (a title which became Dominion Land Surveyor in 1874). From 1881 to 1882 he was in charge of the surveys of Indian reserves in the Treaty 2 area and worked out of Winnipeg and Battleford. On June 7, 1883 he was in charge of the surveys of the Dept. of Indian Affairs in Ottawa, a post which he held until 1896. He died at his home "Beaver Lodge" in Ottawa, 27 December 1896. Ottawa Citizen. December 28, 1896.

Emails from Legal Surveys Division, Geomatics Canada.

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Watercolours: (Electronic) Item level descriptions available on-line in MINISIS.

Watercolours: (Paper) See artist file 705-72 for further information.

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General note:

Material was acquired from Margaret W.H. Garrett of Ottawa, Ontario, daughter of William Augustus Austin.

Related material:

The Cartographic and Architectural Division have a number of published maps designed by William Austin.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1983-046 X PIC
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Copy negative [R8186]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-000481--C-000490;

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-005572;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Watercolours: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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