A view of the fall of Montmorenci and the attack made by General Wolfe, on the French intrenchments near Beauport, with the Grenadiers of the army, July 31 1759 = Vue de la chûte ou Saût de Montmorenci et de l'attaque des retrenchments Francois près de Beauport, par le Général Wolfe avec le Grenadiers de l'armée le 31 Juillet 1759 [etching]

Elliot, William; Smyth, Hervey

Title in English and French with a nine point key in English. "drawn on the spot by Capt. Hervey Smyth ; engraved by Wm. Elliot. "Nov. 5. 1760 ..." Print shows the Battle of Beauport, near Quebec, where French forces repelled an attack led by British General James Wolfe, resulting the 443 British casualties; British warships on the Saint Lawrence River disembark troops below cliffs at the Plains of Abraham, waterfall in the foreground. Apparently first issue; later reprinted as part of the Scenographia Americana, published in London, 1768.

Title

A view of the fall of Montmorenci and the attack made by General Wolfe, on the French intrenchments near Beauport, with the Grenadiers of the army, July 31 1759 = Vue de la chûte ou Saût de Montmorenci et de l'attaque des retrenchments Francois près de Beauport, par le Général Wolfe avec le Grenadiers de l'armée le 31 Juillet 1759 [etching]

Creator

Elliot, William 1727-1766
Smyth, Hervey 1734-1811

Variant Title

Vue de la chûte ou Saût de Montmorenci et de l'attaque des retrenchments Francois près de Beauport, par le Général Wolfe avec le Grenadiers de l'armée le 31 Juillet 1759 Scenographia Americana

Date

1760

Date (Text)

1760.

Publisher

London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament ... by T. Jefferys ...,

System Control No.

P&E L2021S4f

Subject (Topic)

Quebec Campaign, 1759 - Pictorial works

Format

P&E
Prints and Engravings