CAP-ROUGE QUEBEC CANADA 1778 MIDDLETON ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED VIEW

Description

View of Cape Rouge above the City of Quebec on the Shore of the River St. Lawrence.

 

Description: Striking and highly detailed interesting 1778 Charles Middleton's copper engraved view of Cap-Rouge upstream from the city Quebec, along the St. Lawrence River, Canada. In the foreground, a large British warship and several smaller boats laden with troops are visible.

Source: Charles Theodore Middleton.  A New and Complete System of Geography. Containing a full, accurate, authentic and interesting account and description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; ... The whole embellished ... with copper plates. By Charles Theodore Middleton, Esq. assisted by several gentlemen ... London: Printed for J. Cooke ..., 1778.

Date: 1778 ( undated )

Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 31,4 x 21,4

Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Map uncolored. Map with waterstains. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images.
        

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