Capt Hervey Smyth (1 results)
Published by Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys c.1768, London, 1768
- Art / Print / Poster
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaAlexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Rare view of Quebec. This view shows British troops in small boats approaching a French settlement in the Gulf of St. Lawrence."The items in the Scenographia of greatest interest to Canada are the six prints of the St. Lawrence done after the sketches of Captain Hervey Smyth, A.D.C. to General Wolfe. The Si…x Views of the Most Remarkable Places of the Gulf and River St. Laurence were published in 1760 by Thomas Jefferys, London, with a dedication to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. The prints are line-engravings of good quality, engraved by various well-known engravers of the period."--George Spendlove pg.7, Image Size : 328x511 (mm), 12.91x20.12 (Inches), Platemark Size : 365x528 (mm), 14.37x20.79 (Inches), Paper Size : 415x582 (mm), 16.34x22.91 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving.