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Part of Shortt-Haydon collection
Item is an window-and-back-matted albumen phorograph top-half portrait of Thomas Douglas; Earl of Selkirk, Established the Red River Colony, (b.1771-d.1820). back of matte has in pencil source and decription. Source is "from a small water color." Information includes "Founder of Selkirk settelment in North West 1820. member of th Hudson Bay Co.." on top of back writing is visible but hard to read.
Ulrique Eleanor Reine de Suede
Part of Shortt-Haydon collection
Item is an electro-steel engraving by Delannoy of Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, born 1688 and died 1741.
Rousseau Jean Baptiste Poete lyrique
Part of Shortt-Haydon collection
Engraved image of a bust of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, born 1671 - died 1741, French dramatist and poet.
Scope to be completed at a later date
Letter, 1744 Oct. 8, on board H.M.S. Angelsea, to William Adair.
Relates to transfer of accountrements and belongings of dead servicemen to their regiments.
Cope, John, Sir.
Part of Kingston Picture collection
File consists of images of maps of the Great Lakes.
Part of Kingston Picture collection
Map of the Great Lakes by N. Bellin. Scale of 1' to about 63 miles. Inscription on map: (translation) "Map of the lakes of Canada, based on manuscripts in the marine repository of maps, plans and journals and on the journal of Father de Charlevoix. By N. Bellin, Engineer and Hydrographer of the Navy 1744."
Map of the Country of the Five Nations belonging to the Province of New York. PAC 1947
Part of Herbert Clarence Burleigh fonds
Scope to be completed at a later date
Part of Kingston Picture collection
Photo of an oil portrait on canvas by an unknown artist.
A view of the Fall of Niagara.
Part of Shortt-Haydon collection
Item is a view of Niagara Falls. With explanations of the picture: "a. The Place where a piece of Rock was broken from, which while standing turnd the Water obliquely across ye. Fall as in Popple's Man. b. Two Men passing over ye east stream with Slaves. c. The Indians reascending their Ladder. The Gentleman's Magazine, Feb. 1751, Page 18, Vol. XXI.