CANAL DOVER

canal dover, a city of tuscarawas county, ohio, u.s.a., on the tuscarawas river, about 70 m. s. by e. of cleveland. pop. (1890) 3470; (1900) 5422 (930 foreign-born); (1910) 6621. it is served by the baltimore & ohio and the pennsylvania railways, and by the ohio canal, and is connected with cleveland by an inter-urban electric line. it lies on a plateau about 880 ft. above sea-level and commands pleasant views of diversified scenery. coal and iron ore abound in the vicinity, and the city manufactures iron, steel, tin plate, electrical and telephone supplies, shovels, boilers, leather, flour, brick and tile, salt, furniture and several kinds of vehicles. the municipality owns and operates its water-works. canal dover was laid out as a town in 1807, and was incorporated as a village in 1842, but its charter was soon allowed to lapse and was not revived until 1867. canal dover became a city under the ohio municipal code of 1903. canale (or canaletto), antonio (1697-1768), venetian painter, born on the 18th of october 1697, was educated under his father bernard, a scene-painter of venice, and for some time followed his father's line of art. in 1719 he went to rome, where he employed himself chiefly in delineating ancient ruins, and particularly studied effects of light and shade, in which he became an adept. he was the first painter who made practical use of the camera lucida. on returning home he devoted his powers to views in his native city, which he painted with a clear and firm touch and the most facile mastery of colour in a deep tone, introducing groups of figures with much effect. in his latter days he resided some time in england. his pictures, in their particular range, still remain unrivalled for their magnificent perspective. the national gallery, london, has five pictures by him, notably the "view on the grand canal, venice," and the "regatta on the grand canal." he died on the 20th of august 1768. bellotto (commonly named bernardo), who is also sometimes called canaletto (1724-1780), was his nephew and pupil, and painted with deceptive resemblance to the style of the more celebrated master. canalis (also "canal" and "channel"; from the latin), in architecture, the sinking between the fillets of the volute of the ionic capital: in the earliest examples, though sunk below the fillets, it is slightly convex in section.