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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

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

Metadata

Creator	Smyth, Hervey, 1734-1811
Contributor	Swain, Francis, fl. 1740-1782
Engraver	Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777
Publisher	Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Date	[1760]
Name on Item	Cap. Herv. Smyth, delin. ; Frances Swain, pinxit ; P.C. Canot, sculpt.
Publisher	printed for Robt. Sayer ..., T. Bowles ..., John Bowles & Son ..., E. Bakewell, & H. Parker
Language	English
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 North and Central America Quebec Québec Saint Lawrence River
Extent	1 view ; 44 x 29 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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.