Great Lakes Art Database

Hudson's Bay Post, Fort William

Description
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Creator
Armstrong, William, Artist
Item Type
Watercolor paintings
Description
A wood engraving of this subject "Red River Expedition.-Fort William, Thunder Bay. Looking North Or Up The Kaministiquia River.-From a sketch by our special Artist" is in 'Canadian illustrated news', Montreal, 30 July 1870 (v.2, no.5) p. 68 bottom. Painted 1912. Inscribed l.l. 1861; l.r.: w. Armstrong 1912; Inscribed on vso of mount: Hudsons [Bay...? cropped] / Fort William / looking W from HB grounds / sketched 1861
Notes
Water colour, touches of gouache. Laid down on mount
Date of Original
1861
Dimensions
Width: 34.9 cm
Height: 23 cm
Subject(s)
Canoes
Fur trade
Sailboats
Trading posts
Local identifier
JRR 2419 Cab IV (Armstrong)
Geographic Coverage
  • Thunder Bay
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.372283654241 Longitude: -89.2495387402344
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
Contact
Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Website:
https://aglmh.net

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Hudson's Bay Post, Fort William


A wood engraving of this subject "Red River Expedition.-Fort William, Thunder Bay. Looking North Or Up The Kaministiquia River.-From a sketch by our special Artist" is in 'Canadian illustrated news', Montreal, 30 July 1870 (v.2, no.5) p. 68 bottom. Painted 1912. Inscribed l.l. 1861; l.r.: w. Armstrong 1912; Inscribed on vso of mount: Hudsons [Bay...? cropped] / Fort William / looking W from HB grounds / sketched 1861