Fish Market, Toronto, 1837. Watercolour by Joseph Clayton Bentley. Toronto Public Library.
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Resource ID
8178
Access
Open
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library, JRR 1845 Cab IV (Bartlett)
Date of Creation
1838
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Fish Market, Toronto, 1837. Watercolour by Joseph Clayton Bentley. Toronto Public Library.
Description
Fish Market, Toronto, 1842, by J. C. Bentley. This watercolour made from an engraving depicts the location near today’s St. Lawrence Market where Indigenous peoples from around Lake Ontario could sell fish, meat, furs, and crafts to settlers.