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Des Barres; Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres |
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English: A plan of Quebec and environs, with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm; shewing likewise the principal works and operations of the British forces, under the command of Major General Wolfe, during the siege of that place in 1759.Three sheets. Engraved. Scale: 1:9 600 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 45 degrees. Variation not shown. Ungraduated. Bar scale in feet. Contents Note: Shows fortifications, settlement and cultivation. Contains an extensive key. There is one example of this plan in the collection: Lacks imprint. Shaded with trees and rocks. Shoals stippled. Printed on Bates paper. HNS 124 A plan of Quebec and environs, with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm… |
| Date | circa 1780 |
| Dimensions | Plate impressions 75 x >52cm, 75.5 x >52cm and 76 x >52.5cm. |
| Notes | Title Note: Surveyed by Lt.Col. Debbieg, Major Holland, Captain Des Barres [with notes explaining which areas each had done]. The soundings, in which the author was assisted by the late celebrated Captain Cook, who attended him on this duty. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542218 |
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| Identifier | id number: HNS124 previous number: HNS 124 |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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