Our documentary art collections cover a wide range of subjects related to Canada's history and social development, and include portraits; landscape, cityscape and architectural views; and costume and commercial designs.
The approximately 275,000 items comprise original works of art, including 30,000 caricatures and cartoons. Printed materials consist of originals and prints, posters, postcards and greeting cards. We also hold collections of medals, political buttons, seals, heraldic devices and coats of arms, illustrated books, broadsides with pictorial inserts and publicity materials.
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![Imaginary Portrait of Jacques Cartier](../lmimages/c011226ktn.gif) | Imaginary Portrait of Jacques Cartier 1534 Documentary Art | ![La Duchesse](../lmimages/c118168tn.gif) | La Duchesse 1650 Documentary Art | ![Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow](../lmimages/c092419ktn.gif) | Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow 1710 Documentary Art | ![Medal of Louis XIV](../lmimages/c014900tn.gif) | Medal of Louis XIV 1713 Documentary Art | ![Marquis de Rigaud de Vaudreuil](../lmimages/c147536ktn.gif) | Marquis de Rigaud de Vaudreuil 1743 Documentary Art | ![The Death of General Wolfe](../lmimages/e000000746tn.gif) | The Death of General Wolfe 1760 Documentary Art | ![View of Nunnery](../lmimages/c000358ktn.gif) | View of Nunnery 1761 Documentary Art | ![First Attack by the British Fleet](../lmimages/c001093tn.gif) | First Attack by the British Fleet 1761 Documentary Art | ![Frances Brooke](../lmimages/c117373tn.gif) | Frances Brooke 1771 Documentary Art | ![Jacob Mountain](../lmimages/c100660ktn.gif) | Jacob Mountain 1778 Documentary Art |
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