A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860

"Taken in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable [showing the ships] after their return from Bay Bulls Arm, the Newfoundland terminus." - St. John's harbour as seen from Signal Hill. Shows the steamship Niagara; the steam sloop Gorgon; and the Brig of W...

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Main Author: Best, R. W.
Other Authors: Spreat, W.
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: Longman Canada 1972
Subjects:
St. John's (N.L.) > Pictorial works
Newfoundland and Labrador > History > Pictorial works
Transatlantic cables
Niagara (Steam frigate)
Gorgon (Ship)
Atalanta (Brig)
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/8
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns_images/8 2023-12-31T10:12:52+01:00 A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860 Best, R. W. Spreat, W. Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's 19th Century 1972 Image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/8 Eng eng Longman Canada [Toronto] Is Part of: DeVolpi, Charles Patrick. Newfoundland; a pictorial record : historical prints and illustrations of the province of Newfoundland, Canada, 1497-1887. [Toronto]: Longman Canada, 1972. (plate 79); FF 1026 D42 1972 Newfoundland Images from the Centre for Newfoundland Studies Right click link to download jpeg (0.63 MB) https://dai.mun.ca/maps/misc/FF_1026_D42_1972.jpg -- Right click link to download tif file (7.6 MB) https://dai.mun.ca/maps/misc/FF_1026_D42_1972.tif http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/8 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Original held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies St. John's (N.L.)--Pictorial works Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Pictorial works Transatlantic cables Niagara (Steam frigate) Gorgon (Ship) Atalanta (Brig) Still Image Illustration 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z "Taken in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable [showing the ships] after their return from Bay Bulls Arm, the Newfoundland terminus." - St. John's harbour as seen from Signal Hill. Shows the steamship Niagara; the steam sloop Gorgon; and the Brig of War, Atalanta. Still Image Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic St. John's (N.L.)--Pictorial works
Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Pictorial works
Transatlantic cables
Niagara (Steam frigate)
Gorgon (Ship)
Atalanta (Brig)
spellingShingle St. John's (N.L.)--Pictorial works
Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Pictorial works
Transatlantic cables
Niagara (Steam frigate)
Gorgon (Ship)
Atalanta (Brig)
Best, R. W.
A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860
topic_facet St. John's (N.L.)--Pictorial works
Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Pictorial works
Transatlantic cables
Niagara (Steam frigate)
Gorgon (Ship)
Atalanta (Brig)
description "Taken in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable [showing the ships] after their return from Bay Bulls Arm, the Newfoundland terminus." - St. John's harbour as seen from Signal Hill. Shows the steamship Niagara; the steam sloop Gorgon; and the Brig of War, Atalanta.
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author Best, R. W.
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author_sort Best, R. W.
title A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860
title_short A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860
title_full A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860
title_fullStr A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860
title_full_unstemmed A view of the town and harbour of St. John's, 1860
title_sort view of the town and harbour of st. john's, 1860
publisher Longman Canada
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_images/id/8
op_coverage Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's
19th Century
genre Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
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Newfoundland studies
op_source Centre for Newfoundland Studies
Original held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
op_relation Is Part of: DeVolpi, Charles Patrick. Newfoundland; a pictorial record : historical prints and illustrations of the province of Newfoundland, Canada, 1497-1887. [Toronto]: Longman Canada, 1972. (plate 79); FF 1026 D42 1972
Newfoundland Images from the Centre for Newfoundland Studies
Right click link to download jpeg (0.63 MB) https://dai.mun.ca/maps/misc/FF_1026_D42_1972.jpg -- Right click link to download tif file (7.6 MB) https://dai.mun.ca/maps/misc/FF_1026_D42_1972.tif
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