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Vancouver 1792 Pigment-based ink on watercolour paper or canvas. 20x30 inches-$500 15x22 inches-$300 11x17 inches-$100 7x10 inches-$50 |
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On a June morning in 1792,
no one could have
missed the Discovery, the Chatham, the Sutil and the Mexicana anchored near the forested
inlet that
would become the City of Vancouver. The
senior British captain, George Vancouver, breakfasted
with his Spanish counterparts, Galiano and Valdez, and they agreed to chart
the inlet
together, looking for the fabled Northwest Passage. This painting portrays
Vancouver as it was on that morning over 200 years ago and hangs today
in the Mayor’s Office at Vancouver City Hall. |