Christopher Kovacs - Fine Art
March 29, 2024   2:29 am NL Time

Cabot Tower, Signal Hill, St. John’s

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Cabot Tower, Signal Hill, St. John’s

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Status of Original Painting – Private Collection

Size: 13.5 x 10 inches

Medium: Watercolour on 300 lb d’Arches

Description:
Cabot Tower on Signal Hill was the site at which Marconi received the first wireless transatlantic transmission on December 12, 1901 – the letter S sent from Cornwall, England. The tower guards The Narrows and was originally built in 1897 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot’s discovery of Newfoundland.

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