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  5. L'arrivée de la flotte britannique à Québec en 1775 / Printed by the Graphic for the Victoria League, Millbank house, Westminster . - 1908
L'arrivée de la flotte britannique à Québec en 1775 / Printed by the Graphic for the Victoria League, Millbank house, Westminster . - 1908
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L'arrivée de la flotte britannique à Québec en 1775 / Printed by the Graphic for the Victoria League, Millbank house, Westminster . - 1908

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1908 (indexed as 1908)
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Cette gravure présente l'arrivée de la flotte britannique dans la ville de Québec, assiégée par les américains (dans le cadre de la Guerre d'indépendance américaine). On y voit plus précisément l'accueil fait par Sir Guy Carleton aux renforts britanniques dans le port, entouré d'habitants, avec la ville et la citadelle en arrière-plan. La carte fait partie d'une série de douze vues publiées par la Victoria League Souvenir à l'occasion du tricentenaire de la ville de Québec, en 1908, série intitulée "Canadian historical picture cards" (avec enveloppe afférente). Titre basé sur le contenu du document. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte la cote 42328. Ce document ne fait pas l'objet d'une description dans l'Essai de bibliographie canadienne de Philéas Gagnon.
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Architectural StyleChurchCityCrowdEngravingFortHarbourHistoric SiteMilitary UniformPrintShipShipping ChannelSoldierSteepleWaterfrontTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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1 gravure ; 21 x 14 cm sur carte 2 x 15 cm.
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A black-and-white engraved illustration of a busy harbour with a tall three-masted sailing ship, its sails furled and rigging visible, moored beside a crowded quayside. In the foreground two men in period coats and tricorn hats stand among a crowd of townspeople, including women in bonnets and men in hats, while a hilltop town with a church spire and fortifications rises behind the rooftops on the left. A printed caption in the lower margin is partly legible, and the page is numbered 11 in the top right corner.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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The Americans urged on the Canadians to Rise against the British Rule and join their Revo-lution. But their advances having been Rejected with scorn, 1775 they laid siege to Quebec. Sir Guy Carleton, Governor of the Canadians here welcomes the English Fleet just arrived to their secours.Printed by The Graphic for the Victoria League, Millbank House, Westminster.The Americans urged on the Canadians to Rise against the British Rule and join their Revolution. But their advances being then Rejected with scorn at Quebec, Sir Guy Carleton, Governor of the Canadians here welcomes the English Fleet just arrived to their succour.No. 11.42328Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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