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Title

The Cairn Raised by the Glengarry Highlanders in honour of Lord Seaton After his Departure from Canada.

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Item (linked) part of

Canadian Historical Prints Collection [graphic material] (R13133-0-7-E)

Date(s)

ca. 1843

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 print : photomechanical reproduction

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph showing the Cairn erected in honor of Sir John Colborne, Lord Seaton. The Cairn still exists, at the mouth of the Raisin River near South Lancaster, Ontario.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
Copy negative C-029792

90: Open

Graphic (art)

90: Open

Volume
42 Item no. assigned by LAC 359

90: Open

Archival reference no.

R13133-373-2-E

Terms of use

Additional name(s)

Artist: Battye, Edward W., 1817-after 1851.
Depicted: Colborne, John, 1778-1863. Sir,
Engraver: Dickinson, W. Robert ca. 1840-1845.
Colborne, John, Sir, 1778-1863 .

Additional information

Item is of unknown provenance, acquired sometime before the initial cataloguing date of 29/6/32, written on the verso.

Copy negative number: C-029792

Related materials

For copies of the original lithograph, see acc. no.'s, 1970-188-2105 and 1987-59-1. For another photomechanical reproduction, see acc. no. 1996-346.

Signatures and inscriptions

Verso, l.l., typed, attached to mount: THE CAIRN / Raised by the Glengarry Highlanders in honor of / LORD SEATON / After his departure from Canada. / Erected during the summer of 1840- 41 - 42. Verso, l.r., manuscript pencil: 29/6/32

Subject heading

1. SUBJ - MILITARY, ARMY - CANADA - ARCHITECTURE.
2. GEOG - ONT., GLENGARRY CO.,.
3. Colborne, John,

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3987522