Print, Lithograph: Ottawa City, Canada West (Lower Town), 1855

Name/Title

Print, Lithograph: "Ottawa City, Canada West (Lower Town), 1855"

Entry/Object ID

P436

Description

One tinted stone lithograph by Edwin Whitefield depicting the newly named City of Ottawa. The view is taken from Barrack Hill and looks out over Lower Town. Col Coffin's House is close to the center of the image, the Ottawa Locks and the Commissariat Building are partially visible. There are three figures on Barrack Hill in the foreground, two are sitting on the ground and one is standing looking out over the locks.

Made/Created

Date made

1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"OTTAWA CITY, CANADA WEST".

Notes

Printed in black ink across the bottom of the print below the image.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

"Ottawa City, Canada West (Lower Town), 1855, "Ottawa City, Canada West (Lower Town), 1855, Communication T& E

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Lithograph, Tinted

Dimensions

Height

100 cm

Width

64.5 cm