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Illustrated books, albums and scrapbooks | |||||
Collection Consists of: 7312 lower level description(s) |
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Date(s): ca 1700-1950 |
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Extent 88 publications or sets of publications; 2 sets of illustrated periodicals; 2 scrapbooks: Bound volumes containing prints, or portfolios of images and clippings Various. |
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Scope and content
Illustrated publications acquired by the Archives for the Picture Division collection over a period of more than 100 years, including editions of Picturesque Canada (1882), Picturesque America (1880), Canadian Scenery (1840), American Scenery (1842), Thomas Pye's Views of Gaspé (1866), William Hickman's Sketches on the Nipisaguit (1858), George Catlin's North American Indians (1844), as well as many pre-1759 French texts, including Lafitau, Bacqueville de la Potherie, nad Le Beau; illustrated periodicals, including Dominion Illustrated (1888-1891) and Frank Leslie's Illustrated; as well as scrapbooks, including German World War I proclamations, and the Crown Collection of Maps.
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Finding aid
See the list of publications in art accession file 1997-476 which lists publications not previously accessioned. The portrait-related publications have been separately described, as well as the Sandham compilations of Canadiana, Military Events, and Canadiana Views. (Paper)Restrictions not set
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Reference Numbers |
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Archival reference no.: R11555-0-4-E
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Additional Information |
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Custodial history From the origins of the Archives, illustrated books, periodicals, scrapbooks, albums, and compilations of visual material have been acquired for the purposes of reference, public consultation, and use. Althougth many of the publications were catalogued by the Library, many others have never been catalogued or accessioned. |
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Place of creation
United Kingdom
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Language of material
English
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Source.
Private
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MIKAN No.
1639011
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