Lot 59: Edward John Russell (1832-1906), BARQUE NORTHERN EMPIRE (OF WINDSOR, N.S.), WOODEN, CLASS 3.3.1.1., 949 TONS, NO GUNS, Sheet 26" x 39" - 66 x 99.1 cm.

EDWARD JOHN RUSSELL (1832-1906), BRITISH BORN/CANADIAN/AMERICANBARQUE NORTHERN EMPIRE (OF WINDSOR, N.S.), WOODEN, CLASS 3.3.1.1., 949 TONS, NO GUNSWatercolour on J. Whatman watermarked paper dated 1883; signed "E.I. Russell" and dated '83 at New York lower leftTogether with:Capt. Thompson Dinsmore's "Log Book/ Voyages of the Northern Empire Commanded by Captain Dinsmore", Simpson & Shaw, Ship Stores and Chandlery, New York publishers, with handwritten, dated entries from Wed. 4th January, 1882 to Wed. 28th Feb., 1883. Marbled boards with calf spine.Together with a thick paper envelope with typeset lettering: "L. Westergaard & Co., Ship Agents and Ship Brokers" containing Captain Dinsmore's numerous and variously dated "Papers of the 'Bk Northern Empire'"Sheet 26" x 39" - 66 x 99.1 cm.Provenance:Private Collection, Toronto purchased in Yarmouth, N.S. in 1966Estimate: $3,000-5,000