A view of the landing place above the town of Quebec, describing the assault of the enemys post, on the banks of the River St. Lawrence, with a distant view of the action between the British & French armys, on the Hauteurs d'Abraham, Septr. 13th 1759

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A view of the landing place above the town of Quebec, describing the assault of the enemys post, on the banks of the River St. Lawrence, with a distant view of the action between the British & French armys, on the Hauteurs d'Abraham, Septr. 13th 1759
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Title:
A view of the landing place above the town of Quebec, describing the assault of the enemys post, on the banks of the River St. Lawrence, with a distant view of the action between the British & French armys, on the Hauteurs d'Abraham, Septr. 13th 1759
Description:
Subject: ships on the Saint Lawrence River with a rowboats full of troops disembarking below cliffs; battle in progress on heights above river.
Creator:
Smyth, Hervey, 1734-1811
Contributor:
Swain, Francis, fl. 1740-1782
Engraver:
Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Name on Item:
Cap. Herv. Smyth, delin. ; Frances Swain, pinxit ; P.C. Canot, sculpt.
Date:
[1760]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Views
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Québec Campaign, Québec, 1759--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Plains of Abraham, Battle of the, Québec, 1759--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Canada--History--1755-1763--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Québec (Québec)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Saint Lawrence River--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Places:
Canada > Québec
Saint Lawrence River
Extent:
1 view ; 44 x 29 cm.
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 : printed for Robt. Sayer ..., T. Bowles ..., John Bowles & Son ..., E. Bakewell, & H. Parker
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Inscribed to the Right Honble. Field Marshal Lord Viscount Ligonier, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces, by his Lordships most obedt. servant, Hery. Smyth, Aid de Camp to Genl. Wolfe.
Key in title margins.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_008541