Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Artifacts.
Level of description
Item
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
[19--] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
(n.d.)
Scope and content
Model of "Colonial bateau of 1776". Length 30 ft., Beam 6 ft.,6 in., Draft 2 ft.10 1/2 inches. Scale of model: 1 inch equals 1 foot.
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from the Public Archives of Canada C-4278
Restrictions on access
Open
General note
These vessels, principally built at Lachine, were used for carrying personnel and stores from Montreal to the Great Lakes. They were first used for war purposes as early as 1687 and extensively used for landing operations in the Seven Years War.
Conservation
Conservation code: 1
Access points
Control area
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Description created 8/29/2002.