Simon McTavish . - [18-]

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Held by: Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates: [18-] (indexed as 1800)
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Scope & content: Trafiquant et marchand de fourrures, officier de milice, fonctionnaire, propriétaire foncier, seigneur et homme d'affaires, né vers 1750 dans la Strath Errick, Écosse, fils de John McTavish of Garthbeg; décédé le 6 juillet 1844 (1804?) à Montréal. (tiré du Dictionnaire biographique du Canada).
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Extent: 1 document iconographique collé sur un carton.
Format: Artwork
What the image shows: A sepia-toned printed reproduction of an oval portrait of an elderly man with white powdered hair, shown from the shoulders up, wearing a dark coat with a white cravat and looking toward the viewer. The oval image sits on a pale, mottled background, with a printed caption beneath reading "SIMON McTAVISH, FOUNDER OF THE NORTH WEST COMPANY" and a credit line stating it is from a water-colour drawing in McGill University Library. The image is a halftone reproduction of a drawing, not an original painting.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image: SIMON McTAVISH, FOUNDER OF THENORTH-WEST COMPANYFrom a water-colour drawing in McGill University LibraryRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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