The Mystery of the New Land

watercolour

signature: C.W. JEFFERYS l.l.

27 cm. x 19 cm.

Provenance

Estate of the artist

By descent to Margaret and Harold Stacey, Willowdale, Ontario

By descent to Callie Stacey and Jean-Guy Richard, Lakefield, Ontario

Published References

• Leacock, Stephen.  The Dawn of Canadian history:  a chronicle of aboriginal Canada and the coming of the white man.  Chronicles of Canada Series, Toronto, Glasgow, Brook and Co., 1915.  Frontis. 

• ibid.  Announcement of the new historical series Chronicles of Canada by Canadian writers in 32 volumes with maps and illustrations. Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Co., 1914.  1 leaf. Reverse – “The mystery of the new land” “Specimen illustration from ‘The Dawn of Canadian history’ by Stephen Leacock, in the Chronicles of Canada Series”