Image: Halifax looking down George Street, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1759

Description: "The Town and Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia looking down George Street to the opposite shore called Dartmouth" From a drawing by Richard Short, described and published, 1 March 1764, London, England, James Mason engraver; subsequently painted by D. Serres and published by John Boydell, London, 25 April 1777. This sketch was executed in 1759 while Richard Short was in Halifax during the Seven Years' War, with the British fleet, bound for the siege at Quebec. Short was an amateur artist and the purser on board HMS Prince of Wales.
Title: Halifax looking down George Street, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1759
Credit: Photo Collection NSARM Places: Halifax: General View [1]
Author: Artist: Richard Short, Engraver: James Mason, Painter: D. Serres, Publisher: John Boydell, London, 25 April, 1777
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