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Les Afro-Néo-Écossais à l'époque de l'esclavage et de l'abolition

« Une vue de Halifax du haut du mât de hune »

This is the first known view of Halifax, sketched from the topmast of a ship in the harbour in 1749. The African Nova Scotian community in Halifax is as old as the city itself.

date: published 25 January 1750

Engraver and publisher: T. Jeffreys

numéro de référence: Nova Scotia Archives T. Jeffreys, Untitled Map of Halifax (London, 1750) negative number: OS N371

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