Copper Plate Etching

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Copper Plate Etching

Entry/Object ID

2007.3.12.1

Tags

Art Objects

Scope and Content

Etching on parchment; black on white; titled "VIEW of the HORSE-SHOE FALL of NIAGARA"; also "I. Weld del't.", "Neagle sculp't", "Published Dec'r. 5th 1798, by I. Stocksdale, Piccadilly"; depicts falls with rocks in foreground with three men with spears.

Dimensions

Height

25.2 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Update Date

December 28, 2020