Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
English-Canadian author and botanical artist
- Lived
- 1802–1899
Updated September 2026
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About Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
Catharine Parr Traill was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life in Canada, particularly what is now Ontario. In the 1830s, Canada covered an area considerably smaller than today. At the time, most of Upper Canada had not been explored by European settlers.
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