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Title

Fort Chipewyan, Lake Athabasca,.

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Item (linked) part of

Sketchbooks, drawings, and watercolours [graphic material] (R3881-1-8-E)

Bilingual equivalent

Fort Chipewyan, lac Athabasca

Date(s)

1832

Place of creation

Italy

Extent

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour over pencil with scraping out
Support: 18.700 x 16.000 cm

Language of material

English

Scope and content

From an accompanying autograph letter, it appears that Back made this watercolour as a gift during an Italian sojourn in 1832. For the text of the letter consult Archives Canada Microfiches 12, entry C7.
Badly faded from too much light exposure.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

90: Open
Physical access restricted due to fragil
ity. Use colour transparencies or microfiches

Graphic (art)
Copy negative C-015251

90: Open

Graphic (art)
Microfiche 12:C7

90: Open

Graphic (art)

90: Open

Box
A009-02 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

90: Open

Other accession no.

00001
1986-045 PIC

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-45-1
Copyright: Expired

Additional name(s)

Artist: Back, George, 1796-1878.

Additional information

Availability of other formats note

Colour transparency available

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscribed. Signed. Dated.
Inscription: in brown ink, recto, b.: Fort Chepewyan - an Establishment of the NW. Co's / on the Athabasca Lake - (North America)-; in blue brushpoint, l.r.: Captn Back RN;

Subject heading

1. Alberta.
2. architecture.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON78847

MIKAN no.

2837346