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  1. Ville de Montréal. Section des archives
  2. Collection Philéas Gagnon. - 1546-1961
  3. Estampes. - [15-]-1909
  4. Estampes: Cartable 14 (42479-42542) . - [17-]-[18-]
  5. Place d'Armes : Gov. Carleton reviewing his troops before attacking Ethen Allen at Longue Pointe, 1775 . - [18-]

Place d'Armes : Gov. Carleton reviewing his troops before attacking Ethen Allen at Longue Pointe, 1775 . - [18-]

item[18-]BM007-2-D14-P018

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Place d'Armes : Gov. Carleton reviewing his troops before attacking Ethen Allen at Longue Pointe, 1775 . - [18-]
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Held by
Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates
[18-] (indexed as 1800)
Level
item
Extent
1 gravure : collée sur carton souple ; 10 x 16 cm.
Scope & content
Cette gravure présente le gouverneur Guy Carleton (baron Dorchester) à cheval, passant ses troupes en revues alors qu'une foule assiste au spectacle, sur la place d'Armes (les militaires se préparent à attaquer les forces américaines menées par le commandant Ethan Allen et installées à la Longue-Pointe). On aperçoit en arrière plan la première église de Ville-Marie et les habitations environnantes. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte la cote 42496. Ce document ne fait pas l'objet d'une description dans l'Essai de bibliographie canadienne de Philéas Gagnon.
Location
  • place d' Armes · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Place d'Armes”
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Artwork
What the image shows
A sepia-toned engraving of a town square with a wooden church topped by a tall bell tower on the left, and rows of stone and timber houses behind it. In the foreground a mounted officer on a pale horse leads a line of soldiers in formation on the right, while a crowd of townspeople stands on the left near a dark horse. The caption printed beneath the image reads "PLACE D'ARMES" and "GOV. CARLETON REVIEWING HIS TROOPS BEFORE ATTACKING ETHEN ALLEN AT LONGUE POINTE, 1775."Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Architectural StyleChurchCrowdDrawingGovernmentHistoric SiteHorseMilitaryMilitary OfficerMontrealPlace of WorshipPublic SquareSoldierStone MasonryStreetscapeTowerTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image
PLACE D'ARMESGOV. CARLETON REVIEWING HIS TROOPS BEFORE ATTACKING ETHEN ALLEN AT LONGUE POINTE, 1775.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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