A plan of Quebec and environs, with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm; shewing likewise the principal works and operations of the British forces, under the command of Major General Wolfe, during the siege of that place in 1759.

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A plan of Quebec and environs, with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm; shewing likewise the principal works and operations of the British forces, under the command of Major General Wolfe, during the siege of that place in 1759.

Three sheets. Engraved. Scale: 1:9 600 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 45 degrees. Variation not shown. Ungraduated. Bar scale in feet. Contents Note: Shows fortifications, settlement and cultivation. Contains an extensive key. There is one example of this plan in the collection: Lacks imprint. Shaded with trees and rocks. Shoals stippled. Printed on Bates paper.

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Object Details

ID:	HNS124
Collection:	Charts and maps
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Date made:	1780?
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements:	Plate impressions 75 x >52cm, 75.5 x >52cm and 76 x >52.5cm.