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"View of Lunenburg from Battery Point"

Captain Campbell Hardy's companion sketches "Goldwashing near Lunenburg" and "View of Lunenburg from Battery Point" appeared in The Illustrated London News, 5 October 1861. Nova Scotia was experiencing a small gold rush and Captain Hardy reported that "Every day fresh discoveries of auriferous districts are being made in this province…" He also noted that "Lunenburg was a 'pretty little village'" and then gave a description of The Ovens (page 352).

date: 1861

Artist: Captain Campbell Hardy, RA

numéro de référence: NSARM Newspapers Nova Scotia Archives The Illustrated London News, 5 October 1861 p. 347

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