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  • Mouth of the River St. Lawrence -- Cedar Point and the Martello Tower
        Woodcut engraving of the Martello Tower on Cedar Island, one of the forts that guarded Kingston
      Woodcut engraving of the Martello Tower on Cedar Island, one of the …
  • Toronto Harbour and the Defence of the Great Lakes Region, 1783-1870
    Benn, Carl, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 1994, 1-15     The history of Toronto harbour and the defence of the Great Lakes region has two main elements. First, various military planners in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries perceived merit in establis
    Benn, Carl, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 1994, 1-15   The history of Toronto harbour and the defence of the Great Lakes …
  • View from the Fortifications, Mackinac, Michigan
        Woodcut engraving of the view of the Mackinaw, MI village and harbour from Fort Mackinac.
      Woodcut engraving of the view of the Mackinaw, MI village and harbour …
  • Town of Mackinac, on Lake Huron, State of Michigan
        Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance to Lake Michigan. The artist has included a paddlewheel steamboat, a propeller, a couple of schooners, smaller saling craft and a
      Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance …
  • Ancient Fortifications of Oswego
        According to a tradition long current among the people of Oswego, the Fort built upon the high ground on the West side of the River, near the present junction of Van Buren and Sixth streets, the the
      According to a tradition long current among the people of Oswego, the …
  • Fort Mississaugua, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
        The fort is on the site of the first lighthouse on the Great Lakes, destroyed by American forces during the War of 1812. This fort was, in part, built from the ruins of the lighthouse.
      The fort is on the site of the first lighthouse on the …
  • View of Fort Carleton [sic: Fort Haldimand], showing Bluff and Bay
        The history of the island on this card is unreliable and shouldn't be quoted without other verification.
      The history of the island on this card is unreliable and shouldn't …
  • Front range light at Niagara-on-the-Lake
        The front range light on the Canadian side of the entrance from Lake Ontario into the Niagara River. Fort Niagara is in the background to the right.
      The front range light on the Canadian side of the entrance from …
  • Fort Mackinac, from Pier
        P. B. Greene was at this address from 1883-92
      P. B. Greene was at this address from 1883-92
  • Fort Mackinac from Dock
        Damaged stereoview with a view of Fort Mackinac from the wharf.
      Damaged stereoview with a view of Fort Mackinac from the wharf.
  • Steamboat Quebec
        Stereoview of the Richelieu Company steamboat QUEBEC, lying at the wharf at Quebec City.
      Stereoview of the Richelieu Company steamboat QUEBEC, lying at the wharf at …
  • Old Fort Erie
        Illustration from the article by Jane Meade Welch, "The City Of Buffalo," Harper's Monthly, July 1885, p. 193
      Illustration from the article by Jane Meade Welch, "The City Of Buffalo," …
  • Chicago in 1830. From the Lake
        Illustration from History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present Time in three volumes by A. T. Andreas (Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1884)
      Illustration from History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present …
  • Quebec from Middle of River
        Stereoview of the former Royal Mail Line steamboat MAGNET lying alongside a second steamboat on the waterfront of Quebec City. The Citadel is visible on the top of the heights. A full-rigged ship lie
      Stereoview of the former Royal Mail Line steamboat MAGNET lying alongside a …
  • Prospect Rock, Fort and entrance to Harbor
        Stereoscopic Views of Oswego and Vicinity, By F. W. Oliver, Oswego, N.Y. Handwritten title: Prospect Rock, Fort and entrance to Harbor
      Stereoscopic Views of Oswego and Vicinity, By F. W. Oliver, Oswego, N.Y. …
  • Fort Henry, Kingston
        Watercolour of the steamboat HUNTER towing three barges out of Kingston harbor with Fort Henry in the background.
      Watercolour of the steamboat HUNTER towing three barges out of Kingston harbor …
  • Steamboat Magnet at Mackinac
        Stereoview of the steamboat MAGNET at the dock on Mackinac Island. At the next wharf is an unidentified propeller. Behind the steamboat is a store signed "Indian Bazaar". On the hill is Fort Mackinac
      Stereoview of the steamboat MAGNET at the dock on Mackinac Island. At …
  • Fort Niagara
    Van Cleve, James, The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's hand-book for travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs (Buffalo, NY: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852), 1852, p. 69     A steamboat leaves the mouth of the Niagara River passing Fort Niagara on the American side.
    Van Cleve, James, The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's hand-book for travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs (Buffalo, NY: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852), 1852, p. 69   A steamboat leaves the mouth of the Niagara River passing Fort Niagara …
  • View of the Town of Mackinaw.
  • Fort Henry and Cedar Island, Kingston, Upper Canada
    Kilburn, Samuel Smith, Ballou's Pictorial, 9 May 1857, p. 300     FORT HENRY AND CEDAR ISLAND, KINGSTON, U.C. The pretty landscape on this page was drawn expressly for us by Mr. Kilburn. We see on the left, the long, embattled lines of Fort Henry, on a point overlo
    Kilburn, Samuel Smith, Ballou's Pictorial, 9 May 1857, p. 300   FORT HENRY AND CEDAR ISLAND, KINGSTON, U.C. The pretty landscape on this …
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