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View of the Town of St. Andrew's, with its magnificent Harbour and Bay

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Item

Date:

ca. 1840.

Reference:

R13133-430-X-E, Box number: A223-01

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2837570

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Canadian Historical Prints and Watercolours Collection

View of the Town of St. Andrew's, with its magnificent Harbour and Bay
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1840.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Place of printing:

London (England):

Extent:

1 print coloured lithograph
Support 38.500 x 48.200 cm

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Item consists of a print entitled "View of the Town of St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, with its magnificent Harbour and Bay". Work is by Frederick Wells (active ca. 1840-1855), lithography by Day & Son, London, England., Condition is fairly poor but item is stable for handling. Original paper is damaged, with vertical creases and losses left and right edges, and on the body, u.l., u.r. and l.r. corners. The print has been cropped. The print is laid down to a linen backing. The backing is inscribed on the verso l.l. on the vertical: C-16386 [underlined] [Section / at left]., Present location bar-code: 2000768430.
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Artist: Wells, Frederick active ca. 1840-1855

Engraver: Day, William, 1797-1845

Printer: Day & Son
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General note:

This is a retrospective accession. Information about it is found in RG 37 "C" Series, Volume 329, File 1912-13-142, and in the artist file 705-1597.

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available: C-016386.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: inscribed in the plate, l.l.: SKETCHED BY FREDERICK WELLS, ESQ[^RE] 1[^ST] ROYALS.; l.r.: DAY & SON, LITH[^RS] to THE QUEEN.; l.c.: VIEW OF THE TOWN OF S[^T]. ANDREW'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, WITH [last three words underlined] ITS MAGNIFICENT HARBOUR AND BAY. (partial)
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New Brunswick

cityscape

N.B., ST. ANDREWS
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1996-02677-1
1997-093 DAP

Other accession no.:

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00001
1997-093 X DAP
1997-93-1
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Graphic (art)

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

Box [1997-093]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A223-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

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Copy negative [1997-093]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-016386 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: Library and Archives Canada.

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Date modified:: 2024-06-12