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| Title: | A View of Port Hood Sailing into the Harbor |
| Category: | Art |
| Material: | paper ink wood glass |
| Accession Number: | CMP 15-2 |
| Other Geographical Data: | [46.010033136356,-61.57004969727] |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1900-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1900-12-31 |
| Description: | Framed print of a view of Henry Island, Port Hood Island and Port Hood as you approach from the south. The frame is black. The print is taken from DesBarres' Atlantic Neptune. |
| Narrative: | The Atlantic Neptune was a 4 volume atlas containing maps, charts and view of the east coast of North America from the St. Lawrence River to the southern tip of Florida. It was largely the work of Swiss born Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres who was employed by the British Admiralty. It was DesBarres who renamed Justaucorps, Port Hood. |
| History of Use: | This print hung on the wall of the Margaret Ann Memorial School on Port Hood Island. |
| Length: | 31.2 cm |
| Width: | 55.8 cm |
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| Institution City: | Chestico |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |