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Mathew

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Accession no.: Y: 72/11/1
Title: Mathew
Description: One of five full colour prints of Famous Ships in Canadian History by Melbourne Smith. Commissioned by Hudson's Bay Company for its 300th anniversary.
Medium: Reproduction
Artist: Smith, Melbourne
Note: Impression of Mathew, the navicula (fully rigged bark, decked for ocean voyaging) made famous by the mariner John Cabot, 1496.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 495mm; height: 420mm