Fort Niagara Erected 1725- Mary Shaw
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creator
- Mary Shaw, Artist
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Drawings
- Description
- This image is part of a series of drawings done by Mary Shaw, the sixth daughter and 11th child of Hon. Aeneas Shaw. Aeneas Shaw was the first settler of York and participated in the War of 1812. It is a pen and ink grey wash sketch and measures (framed) 28.7 X 25 cm.
Some of Mary Shaw’s drawings are known to be very similar to those of Elizabeth Simcoe’s, wife of Governor John Graves Simcoe. The two families were known to have been friends however Mary Shaw was born in 1804, after Mrs. Simcoe had left Canada in 1796. Therefore, it is believed that Mary would not have actually seen any of Simcoe’s drawings. This drawing provides insight into what areas of Niagara could have looked like during the War of 1812.
- Date of Original
- c. 1860-1895
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 974.P.038
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.2628624868453 Longitude: -79.0622520446777
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- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Falls History Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Falls History Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
- Niagara Falls History MuseumEmail:llmuseum@niagarafalls.ca
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