Title
A View of Gaspe Bay in the Gulf of St Laurence, : This French Settlement used to supply Quebec with Fish till it was destroyed by General Wolfe after the surrender of Louisburg in 1758. During the stay of the British Fleet in 1759, General Wolfe resided at the House on the Beach.(2) = Vue de la Baye de Gaspe dans le Golfe de St Laurent. Cet Etablissement Quebec du poisson jusqu'a ce qu'il fut detruit par le General Wolfe, apres la reddition de Louisbourd en 1758. Pendant le sejour de la Flotte Angloise en 1759 le General Wolfe fit sa residence dand la Maison sur la Greve. / Drawn on the SPOT by Capt Hervey Smyth, Engraved by Peter Mazell.
Creator
Mazell, Peter, active 1761-1797, printmaker.
Publication details
London : publish'd according to Act of Parliament Nov 5 1760 by T Jefferys the Corner of St Martin's Lane., [November 5 1760]
Physical details
1 print : etching ; platemark 35.9 x 53 cm, on sheet 43.5 x 58.8 cm
Description
Landscape with view over expanse of water with forests on surrounding banks, three men in a boat in the left foreground, a boatyard at right outside the house on beach in which General Wolfe resided, three huge containers of fish beside, a group at the foot of a flagpole in centre.
Place
Gaspe Peninsula (Quebec)
Other persons
Wolfe, James, 1727-1759, depicted.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.119.47.