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The river Clyde, Dunbarton in the distance
Skene, James, 1804, Watercolour
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The river Clyde, Dunbarton in the distance
The river Clyde, Dunbarton in the distance
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The river Clyde, Dunbarton in the distance
Description
View of a small settlement on the River Clyde, consisting of numerous houses and warehouses with smoking chimneys. A wooden bridge straddles a small canal where a boat sits. In the background the river is dotted with ships and boats of various sizes. Visible along the edge of the canal is written the words "canal" by the artist.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1804
Size
27 x 48 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Forth and Clyde canal was built between 1768 and 1790. It was the first canal to be built in Scotland, and linked west Scotland and the Clyde to east Scotland and the Forth. It carried cargoes of timber, coal, clay and sand, as well as passenger ships, until it was closed down in 1962.
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