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Nouvel établissement sur l'île du Cap-Breton en Nouvelle-Écosse en l'an 1785
Nouvel établissement sur l'île du Cap-Breton en Nouvelle-Écosse en l'an 1785

Drawing

New Settlement on the Island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia in the Year 1785
Painter (1748-1826)
SignatureL. c. below image, Taken on the spot by Capt.n W.m Booth
Date 1785
Dimensions32.5 x 67.5 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberM20079
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Sir Frederick Williams Taylor

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