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The Cataragui, coming down the Galop Rapids above Montreal, Canada, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

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The Cataragui, coming down the Galop Rapids above Montreal, Canada, 1854. 'Among the many enterprises now on foot in the province of Canada, ship-building may be reckoned one of the most important...it is only lately that sea-going vessels have been built on the great lakes...[we record] the arrival in the Thames [in London] of a fine barque, of upwards of 800 tons, built at Kingston, on Lake Ontario, and brought through the dangerous rapids and rocky bed of the St. Lawrence with safety to the sea. The Cataragui is the largest vessel ever built on the fresh waters of Upper Canada: she is 146 feet long and 30 feet beam, hold 14 feet, and measures 842 tons. She is the second vessel built by Mr. J. Counter, of Kingston'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

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HRM22B07_306

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Droits gérés

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25,9Mo (2,0Mo) / 32,4cm x 20,0cm / 3827 x 2365 (300dpi)

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transport transportation river unusual industry country danger dangerous ship ships British Canada Canadian geography dramatic rapids industrial location century cargo ship Britain newspapers press concept B&W sailing ship sailing ships Saint Lawrence River peril shipping Industry 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century St Lawrence River The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News ILN newspaper engraving Unknown 19th-century