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Title

1ere Vue de Canada (1st View of Canada)

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Arrangement structure

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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

1ere Vue de Canada

Date(s)

ca 1780

Place of creation

France

Extent

1 print / estampe : coloured engraving on laid paper
Support: 22.700 x 31.800 cm

Language of material

French

Scope and content

Romanticized and inaccurate depiction of the native people enjoying their leisure time by water. Exotic plants and trees can be seen on c.r.
The image is in an oval vignette. The picture is matted.
This is a coloured copy of R9266-2378 and R9266-2382.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

90: Open
No restrictions on access for use in pub
lication or reproduction

Graphic (art)

90: Open

Item no. assigned by LAC
2386

90: Open

Archival reference no.

R9266

Other accession no.

02386

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada / Bibilothèque et Archives Canada (R9266-2386) Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: expired/périmé

Additional name(s)

Engraver: Test, active 1780-1800.
Artist: Coxen.

Additional information

Alpha-numeric note

Sotheby's inventory no. P2035.

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscribed.
Inscription: in the plate, recto l.l.:Peint par Coxen.; l.r.:Gravé par Test./No.579.; b.:Ie. VUE DE CANADA.; in pencil, recto b.:Suite de 4 Vues du/Canada; l.r.:set(4)/60- (complete transcription)

Subject heading

1. other.
2. autre.
3. Indian.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON201043

MIKAN no.

3025407