A View of Quebec from the Bason. Painted from the Drawing of Hen.y Smith Esq. by Francis Swain.
London Printed for J. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, F. Bakewell & H. Parker, opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhil, Robt. Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street [approx. 1770]. Engraving with hand-colouring, sheet 270 x 455mm (10½ x 18"). Trimmed to image and pasted on card with thick black border around edges and text cut out and pasted verso (standard 18th century presentation); damaged. Large view of Quebec, Canada, with thirty-point key. This print was the basis of several smaller and later views of the city. For other views of Quebec derived from this see refs. 10976, 25851, etc.
[Ref: 41714] £320.00