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After the Big Horns, above Illecillewaet, Selkirk Mts., B.C

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1887-1891

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Box number: 2000790683

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2903655

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Edward D. Roper fonds

After the Big Horns, above Illecillewaet, Selkirk Mts., B.C
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Date(s):

1887-1891

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : brown wash, opaque white on wove paper mounted on cardboard
Support 36.000 x 25.800 cm

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This drawing is reproduced in Edward Roper's "By Track and Trail, A Journey Through Canada" (London, 1891), facing p.337., In pencil, on the verso are several small sketches: title page for "By Track and Trail"; three studies of heads; a house.

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Artist: Roper, Edward, 1833-1909

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Inscription: in brush and brown ink, recto, l.l.: ER [in monogram] oper/ AFTER THE/ BIG-HORNS./ ABOVE ILLECILLEWAET./ SELKIRK MOUNTAINS/ B.C.; in blue crayon, verso, l.r.: 77a ["a" raised and underlined]; in pencil, verso, b.: Two more figs. [?] on this trip. Don't think it is the Illecillewaet, but no one really/ knows. It is down [underlined] stream from Glacier Ho - then up valley to left of curved ..trestle [crossed out]/ at end of loop - at least that is where we go down - I should say, 10 m. from/ Glacier Ho. but maybe not - apply to Math... Marmurra [?]; u.l.: 77a ["a" is raised and underlined]; u.r. written vertically: BY TRACK/ AND/ TRAIL/ scarlet
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landscape

paysage
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Private

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1989-176 DAP
00061
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
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Box [1989-176]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000790683 Item no. assigned by LAC 61

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1989-176-61
Copyright: Expired

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