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Steamer "Frontenac", 1816-1828 (Lake Ontario)

Dateapproximately 1915
Format
Notes
Pen & ink over pencil with border of pen & ink over pencil.
Inscribed in pen & ink, l.r.: C H J Snider; In pencil, vso: Str "Frontenac", 1816 / ...  Cost £20,000... / ...Destroyed [stroked out and corrected to ] Damaged by incendiary ["y" emended to "ies"] at Niagara / Sept 29, ["Sept 29" stroked out] 1827, and broken up soon afterwards. Probably after a pen & ink drawing, 1888? (Acc. D 3-17b) reproduced in Evening Telegram series "Landmarks of Toronto" 27 December 1888, and in Landmarks of Toronto v.1, p. 244.    Heyl II: 89. See Snider notes.     
Subject
Dimensions14.1 cm x 18.3 cm (5 9/16 in. x 7 3/16 in.)
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR 2539
Country:Canada
Geograhical feature:Lake Ontario
Province or state:Ontario