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  3. Estampes. - [15-]-1909
  4. Estampes: Cartable 8 (42240-42291). - [17-]-1903
  5. Quebec from the plains of Abraham / Taken from memory ; Neele & Son 352 Strand. . - [17-]
Quebec from the plains of Abraham / Taken from memory ; Neele & Son 352 Strand. . - [17-]
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Quebec from the plains of Abraham / Taken from memory ; Neele & Son 352 Strand. . - [17-]

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
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[17-] (indexed as 1700)
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Cette gravure présente une vue de la ville de Québec et du fleuve Saint-Laurent depuis les plaines d'Abraham. On y aperçoit les fortifications, la palissade de bois, les clochers et habitations, avec quelques navires et l'île d'Orléans au loin. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte la cote 42278. Ce document ne fait pas l'objet d'une description dans l'Essai de bibliographie canadienne de Philéas Gagnon.
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ChurchCityCliffFortHillHistoric SiteHorseHorse-drawn VehicleIslandPalisadePrintRiverSailboatShipTowerWaterfrontTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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1 gravure ; 9 x 15 cm sur feuille 12 x 17 cm.
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This is an engraved print of Quebec seen from the Plains of Abraham, showing a walled town on a high rocky point above a wide river. Two tall church spires with cross finials rise above a central building and a flag flies from a fortified bastion, while a small steeple stands at the left edge. Sailing ships are on the river to the right, a horseman rides on the lower slope in the foreground, and wooded hills frame the scene; the sepia-toned sheet bears the printed title 'QUEBEC' and 'From the Plains of Abraham' along the bottom.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Taken from Memory.Neele & Son, 352 Strand.QUEBEC.From the Plains of Abraham.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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