Title
VIEW of HALIFAX from DAVIS's MILL.
Creator
Parkyns, George Isham, approximately 1750-approximately 1820, artist.
Publication details
[London] : [April 29 1801]
Physical details
1 print : etching and aquatint with hand-colouring ; sheet 39.2 x 59.7 cm
Description
Davis's Mill in the foreground; sheep nearby; George's island in the distance on the left-hand side; Halifax in the centre distance; fields to the right; boats on the water in the middle ground.
Place
Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
Additional information
This print is one of four views of Halifax by George Isham Parkyns. One view bears publication and artist details. A copy of which can be found at Maps K.Top.119.79.d. A print from the same plate is in the National Archives, Canada. It is catalogued as one of a set of four prints published by Parkyns in London, England on April 29, 1801.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.119.79.b.