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Image: The "Governor Simcoe" was pursued by an American squadron while trying to enter Kingston harbour

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Description: A watercolour of the "Governor Simcoe". Pen & ink over pencil, with traces of ruled border in pencil, coloured with watercolour and touches of gouache.The Governor Simcoe was intercepted by the Americans off Kingston (Ontario) on November 10, 1812. The small schooner escaped over the Seven Acre Shoal through which the Americans vessels were too deep to follow.
Title: The "Governor Simcoe" was pursued by an American squadron while trying to enter Kingston harbour
Credit: This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number PICTURES-R-486
Author: Snider, C. H. J., Charles Henry Jeremiah, 1879-1971 Library] from Toronto, Canada
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
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