Quebec : Ville de l'Amerique septentrionale capitale du Canada a 46 degr. 55 min de latitude avec Titre d'Eveche [cartographic material]

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  Quebec. Ville de L'Amerique Septentrionale, dans la Nouvelle France. [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript map, copied approximately 1757, of a plan of Québec drawn by Robert de Villeneuve in 1690. The map shows the city, harbor and fortifications, including batteries and gun placements. Lightly washed with color, fort and gun sights from the fort are drawn in red. A printed version of Villeneuve's map may be found in Winsor, Justin. A narrative & critical history of America. 1884. Vol. IV:354.

  mssHM 15467

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  Riviere de Canada [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript chart of the St. Lawrence River from Québec to the western tip of the Isle of Anticosti. With four inset maps of Les Sept Îsles, Îsle d'Orléans, Havre St. Nicolas and Pointe aux Alouettes. Drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently from a Dutch map, approximately 1757.

  mssHM 15437

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  Carte de l'Isle de Terre Nueve, Isle Royalle et Golphe et Riviere St. Laurent [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript map drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently a copy of an earlier map. Shows the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the Isle of Anticosti, locating Québec, the islands, rivers, capes and mountains. The inset map shows the the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the Strait of Belle Isle to Nova Scotia, with Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Isle of St. John and the coast to Gaspee Bay. Soundings are noted for the Gulf. Another copy of this map, also by Charles Rivez shows more detailed soundings, for both St. Lawrence River and the Gulf, has the shoals and and banks colored in blue and sailing directions in English (see mssHM 15430).

  mssHM 15429

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  Carte de l'Isle de Terre Nueve, Isle Royalle et Golphe et Riviere St. Laurent [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript map drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently a copy of an earlier map. Shows the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the Isle of Anticosti, locating Québec, the islands, rivers, capes and mountains. The inset map shows the the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the Strait of Belle Isle to Nova Scotia, with Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Isle of St. John and the coast to Gaspee Bay. Detailed soundings are given for both the river and gulf maps. Shoals and banks are colored in blue. An observation of sailing directions is in English and in a different hand than Rivez. Another copy of this map, also by Charles Rivez shows soundings for the gulf and none for the river. (see mssHM 15429).

  mssHM 15430

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  Plan de la riviere de Canada [cartographic material]

  Manuscripts

  Manuscript chart of the St. Lawrence River from the Island of Anticosti to Québec, locating the mouths of rivers, capes and shoals. Documents the operations against Louisburg in 1756. Endorsed on back by Lord Loudon: "Plan of the River St. Lawrence from Sir Charles Hardy taken in a prize." A copy drawn by Samuel Holland, approximately 1757.

  mssHM 15435

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  Quebec

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  Kashnor notes, "A plan of Phipps attack upon Quebec in 1690, with references to locations in the city,and to the 34 English vessels which comprised the expedition, with the 42 boats which made the landing." "Ville de l'Amerique Septentrionale dans la Nouvelle France avec Titre d'Eveché. Située sur le Fleuve de St. Laurent a 310 degrez 17. minutes de Longitude et 46 degr. 55. minutes de Latitude elle sur assiegée par les Anglios sur le Francois par qui elle est encore possedée l'an 1670 depuis le 16e. Octobre Jusqu'a 22 dev meme mois. Monsr. de Frontenac estant pour lors Gouverneur du Pays qui leur fit honteusement lever le Siege." See 105:770 for an apparently earlier version of this map. MS note: 769 (on backing). Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 769.

  105:769 S