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A View of the Bay of Gaspe in the Government of Quebec Situate in the Gulf of St. Laurence.
A View of the Bay of Gaspe in the Government of Quebec Situate in the Gulf of St. Laurence. A House on the Beach in which Gen.l Wolf resided in 1759. / 2. 1500 Quintals of Fish.
Gent. Mag. [Sylvanus Urban, pseudonym of publisher Edward Cave]
London, [n.d. 1764] [Edward Cave]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 175 x 250mm (7 x 9¾"), with large margins. Two vertical creases as issued.
A view of Gaspe Bay, on the northeast coast of the Gaspe peninsula, Quebec. The General Wolf mentioned is British army officer James Wolfe (1727-1759), remembered for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. The battle lasted only fifteen minutes but Wolfe was fatally shot three times; he was posthumously dubbed 'The Hero of Quebec'.
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