Antique View of Quebec City from the Water – Canadian Harbour Scene, c.1850

1850 · City Views & Plans

Antique View of Quebec City from the Water – Canadian Harbour Scene, c.1850

Name: Antique View of Quebec City from the Water – Canadian Harbour Scene, c.1850
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-05150-15
Price: 145 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1850
Kind: City Views & Plans
Size: 12.5 × 20.5 cm (4.9 × 8.1 in)
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Canada
Reference: BG-05150-15

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Quebec seen from the St. Lawrence River, an original steel engraving by Lemaitre, headed "Canada" and titled "Québec," with the engraver's credit "Lemaitre direxit" printed below the plate. It was published in France around 1850.

The view looks across the water to the cliff of Cap Diamant, with the fortifications of the Citadel along its crest at the left and the roofs and church spires of the upper town rising at the right. The lower town crowds the shore at the foot of the cliff. Two large sailing ships lie at anchor in the middle distance, flying pennants, with a smaller vessel behind them, and in the foreground a small boat with a triangular sail carries two men toward the viewer. The sky is shaded in light, fine strokes.

Quebec was the principal fortified city of British North America and its harbor, backed by the rock of the Citadel, was the signature view of the city for European artists. The sheet is one of a set of small Canadian views engraved in France for a European audience.

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