Print, Photographic
Antigonish Heritage Museum
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| Object Name: | Print, Photographic |
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| Category: | Graphic Documents |
| Accession Number: | 2000.049.004 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1965-07-17 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1965-07-17 |
| Description: | Oblong; depicts one male in one half pose; wearing military uniform |
| Narrative: | Henry Wolsey Bayfield was a naval officer and hydrographic surveyor born at Hull, England January 21st, 1795. At the age of eleven Bayfield joined the Royal Navy. In 1816 he was engaged by Capt WFW Owen to assist in surveying Lake Ontario. On Owen's return to England in 1817, the Admiralty instructed Bayfield to survey Lake Erie and Lake Huron and Lake Superior. After completing these surveys, Bayfield was appointed surveyor of the St Lawrence. Working from Quebec City he surveyed and charted the Quebec shores of the St Lawrence River and Gulf, part of the Labrador coast, also the east coast of New Brunswick, the PEI shoreline, most of the Nova Scotia coast and part of Newfoundland. Bayfield's surveys included the main river estuaries; the harbours of Montreal, Quebec, Halifax and Charlottetown; Anticosti Island, Sable and Magdalen Islands. Motivated by a desire to prevent shipwrecks and loss of life, he took pride in the accuracy of his charts. Bayfield was promoted Rear-Admiral 1856; Vice Admiral 1863; and Admiral in 1867. Bayfield died at Charlottetown Feb 10 1885. |
| History of Use: | Image created when light falls on a light sensitive surface such as photographic film. |
| Length: | 24 cm |
| Width: | 19.5 cm |
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| Institution City: | Antigonish |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |