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Title

Canada Marine Works, Augustin Cantin, Montreal, C.E. 

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Item (linked) part of

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition [graphic material, cartographic material] (R9266-5-0-E)

Bilingual equivalent

Atelier de marine du Canada, Augustin Cantin, Montréal, C.E

Date(s)

ca. 1865

Place of creation

Québec (Province)

Extent

1 print / estampe : lithograph with print stone

Scope and content

In 1846, Augustin Cantin (1809–1893) founded Canada Marine Works along the Lachine Canal in Montréal. This promotional print depicts the 15-acre shipyard and dry dock, including the sawmill, sailmaker's loft and boiler shop. At the time this print was made, Canada Marine Works had built 94 ships and was one of Canada's most important shipyards.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
90: Open
No restrictions on access for use in pub
lication or reproduction
Archival reference no.
R9266
Other accession no.
01780

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-1780 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: expired

Additional name(s)

Printer: Sarony & Major.

Additional information

Exhibitions note
Exhibition title: The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana Early Impressions of Quebec. Curators: Jim Burant, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2006.05.16 - 2006.09.05. Further venue: Musée des Beaux-arts de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec; 2007.01.20 - 2007.03.18.

Alpha-numeric note
Sotheby's inventory no. P1140

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON194349

MIKAN no.

3020493