Title
View of the RIVER St LAWRENCE, FALLS of MONTMORENCI from the ISLAND of ORLEANS. / G.B. Fisher delint ; J.W. Edy Aquatinta.
Creator
Edy, John William, 1760-1820, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : Pubd Septr 1 1795 by J.W. Edy No2 Romney Row, St Johns, Westminster., [September 1 1795]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching ; platemark 46.6 x 65.3 cm, on sheet 49.1 x 68.3 cm
Description
Cattle and trees in the foreground; the St Lawrence River and the Montmorency Falls in the middle ground; mountains in the distance.
Place
Que_bec (Province)
Additional information
One of a set: 'Six Views of North America', published in pairs on 10 May and 1 September 1795 and 1 February 1796; a descriptive pamphlet was issued with the last pair [with 6 quarto leaves of text]. The title page is lettered 'Six Views in North America, from Original Drawings made on the spot, by Lieutenant Fisher, of the Royal Artillery. / Engraved in Aqua Tinta by J.W. Edy. / London: Published by J.W. Edy, Romney Row, St. John's, Westminster. 1796.' It is followed by a dedication from G.B. Fisher to 'his Royal Highness Prince Edward, Major General, Commanding His Majesty's Forces in the Province of Nova Scotia ... These Views of North America, (Most of them taken whilst he had the honour of attending his Royal Highness in that country) ...'
Other persons
Fisher, George Bulteel, 1764-1834, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.119.44.d.