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

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section 5, Folder OUT
Creator:
Smyth, Hervey, 1734-1811, Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777, and Swain, Francis, active 1740-1782
Extent:
1 Sheets
Scope and content:

Subject: ships on the Saint Lawrence River with a rowboats full of troops disembarking below cliffs; battle in progress on heights above river.

Language:
English .
Custodial history:

Client reference #119; WAG #289277; IL# 2020-IL-001-172

Richard B. Arkway, 19 June 2007.

Material specific details:
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.
Physical description:
Some light staining on margins, some rough edges
Physical facet:
1 view
Dimensions:
44 x 29 cm
Other descriptive data:

London : printed for Robt. Sayer ..., T. Bowles ..., John Bowles & Son ..., E. Bakewell, & H. Parker, 1760

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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