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Leader, Benjamin Williams, 1831â1923
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19th century
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canvas
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canal
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Bude
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Tamar
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Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28)
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The Story of The Farmington Canal " ... a work which is itself magnificent... " (New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1995-03-01 - 1996-01-01)
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The Story of The Farmington Canal " ... a work which is itself magnificent... " (The Connecticut Historical Society, 1995-03 - 1996-01-01)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Canal under construction, possibly the Bude Canal
ca. 1840
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