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Vue de l'Isle Percée, un remarquable rocher dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent. Deux lieues au sud de la baie de Gaspé
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Vue de l'Isle Percée, un remarquable rocher dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent. Deux lieues au sud de la baie de Gaspé

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A View of the Pierced Island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Two Leagues to the Southward of Gaspée Bay.
Artist (1734-1811)
Engraver (1710-1777)
SignatureL. c. below image, Drawn on the SPOT by Cap.t Her.y Smyth. Engraved by P. Canot
Date 1760
Dimensions32.6 x 51.3 cm
Origin England
Object NumberM970.67.15
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of R. W. Humphrey
Status
Not on view

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