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Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Print

Entry/Object ID

2008.2.3

Tags

Art Objects

Description

Print: "York from Gibralter Point"; shows cityscape of block buildings, trees, church steeples (2) and bridge at extreme right; all beyond lake; foreground is trees and low bushes, few groups of people on shore including a couple cooking with a pot over a fire, seven boats/ships on lake; somewhat flat perspective; bright greens, pink, and blues; labelled: "Drawn by J Gray; Aquatinted by J(?) Gleaclah; YORK from Gibralter Point; Respectfully dedicated to his Patrons Sir Peregrine Maitland Lt Governor and the Gentleman of Upper Canada. by Their Obedient Servt James Gray; London Published Decr 1st 1828 by Willett & Banford Bouverie Street Fleet Street"; also "By Courtesy of the Sigmund Samuel Collection in the Royal Ontario Museum; Reproduced By Rolph-Clarke-Stone Limited Toronto, Canada".

Dimensions

Height

47.5 cm

Width

33 cm

Depth

58.5 cm

Dimension Notes

print: 47.5 x 33; frame: 58.5 x 44

Update Date

August 28, 2020