A view of Miramichi, a French settlement in the Gulf of St. Laurence, destroyed by Brigadier Murray detached by General Wolfe for that purpose, from the Bay of Gaspe = : Vue de Miramichi establissement Francois dans le Golfe de St. Laurent, détruit par le Brigadier Murray, détaché a cet effet de la Baye de Gaspé, par le Général Wolfe

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Title:
A view of Miramichi, a French settlement in the Gulf of St. Laurence, destroyed by Brigadier Murray detached by General Wolfe for that purpose, from the Bay of Gaspe = : Vue de Miramichi establissement Francois dans le Golfe de St. Laurent, détruit par le Brigadier Murray, détaché a cet effet de la Baye de Gaspé, par le Général Wolfe
Title (alt.):
Scenographia Americana
Contributor:
Benazech, P.
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809
Creator:
Smyth, Hervey, 1734-1811
Name on Item:
drawn on the spot by Capt. Hervey Smyth ; etch'd by Paul Sandby ; retouched by P. Benazech.
Date:
[1768]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Views
Location:
George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Miramichi (N.B.)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Miramichi Bay (N.B.)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Province of New Brunswick (province) > Miramichi Bay
Miramichi
Extent:
1 view ; 33 x 51 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz010v04r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : [s.n.]
Scale:
Not drawn to scale
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
View showing British troops in small boats approaching a French settlement.
"Printed for John Bowles ..., Robert Sayer ..., Thos. Jefferys ..., Carington Bowles ..., and Henry Parker."
Appears in: Scenographia Americana. London : J. Bowles, 1768.
In English and French.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_008504
LCCN:
2004671403

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