- Ville de Montréal. Section des archives
- Fonds A.-Léo Leymarie. - [15-]-1981
- Estampes, cartes et plans. - [15-]-1981
- Estampes : cartable 27 (Inv.66 à Inv.122). - 1723-[19-]
- The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario / Engraved & Printed by Gavit & Duthie, Albany . - [après 1757]
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The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario / Engraved & Printed by Gavit & Duthie, Albany . - [après 1757]
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- Dates
- [après 1757] (indexed as 1757)
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- Scope & content
- Cette gravure présente le Fort Oswego, une installation des troupes britanniques, sur le lac Ontario. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte la cote C27 inv.103.
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- 1 gravure ; 28 x 40 cm.
- Format
- Map; Artwork
- What the image shows
- This is an old engraved print titled 'The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario', shown as a wide panoramic landscape view with a printed heading and explanatory text in columns above the picture. The scene shows a fort with a tall square tower and flagpole on a rise, low wooden buildings and palisade walls along the shore, and small figures on the grassy ground. A river or inlet curves across the centre between cliffs on the right, with a few small boats and tiny figures near the water, and rows of tents or huts are visible in the foreground on the left.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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- The SOUTH VIEW of OSWEGO on LAKE ONTARIOGeneral Shirley in 1755 Strengthend & enlarged this Fort and erected two others; one Westward 150 Square with a Rampart of Earth & Fraise, Another on the Opposite side of the Basen 250 Yards distant from the Old Fort. This which is called the East Fort, is built of Logs andthe Wall is surrounded by a Ditch. The Projection of the Rocks renders the Channel at the Entrance into the Onondaga River very Narrow; and our Vessels are generally warpd from the Lake into the Basen.Explanation.1. The River Onondaga.2. The Lake Ontario.General Shirley in 1755 Strengthen'd & enlarged this Fort and erected two other, one Westward, the other Eastward, the Last Square with a Rampart of Earth & Stone, together on the Oppo- site side of the Basin, are Works distant from the Old Fort, the Last which is called the East Fort, is built of Logs andthe Wall as surrounded by a Ditch, The Projec- tion of the Rocks renders the Channel at the Entrance into the Onondaga River very Narrow, and over Vessels are generally swept from the Lake into the Basin.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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- 2026-10-16T17:41:38Z · source datestamp n/a · ead
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