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Steamer "Caspian", 1846 (Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River)
Steamer "Caspian", 1846 (Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River)

Steamer "Caspian", 1846 (Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River)

Dateapproximately 1915
Names
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 "CASPIAN", 1846 / ...still/(1916) in commission ... She / was the second iron steamer to fly the British flag on the / Great Lakes.    The vessel is probably the Passport, 1846-1898, re-named Caspian in 1898, scrapped in 1921.    Heyl IV: 25 & 243-5.    See Snider notes.
Subject
Country:Canada
Geograhical feature:St. Lawrence River
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 143 mm x 190 mm (5 5/8 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR2578