A VIEW OF GASPEE BAY, IN THE GULF OF ST. LAURENCE. - THIS FRENCH SETTLEMENT USED TO SUPPLY QUEBEC WITH FISH, TILL IT WAS DESTROYED BY GENERAL WOLF AFTER THE SURRENDER OF LOUISBURG IN 1758. . . . #4
A View of Gaspee Bay, in the Gulf of St. Laurence. - This French Settlement used to Supply Quebec with Fish, till it was destroyed by General Wolf after the Surrender of Louisburg in 1758. . . . #4
Engraving, undated, c.1770.
Image size 6 x 10 5/16" (153 x 262 mm).
Good condition with modern handcoloring. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 69136
Price: $400.00 Publisher : Printed for Carrington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. No artist or engraver are noted in these engravings. Carrington Bowles copied the larger Thomas Pownall views a few years after their publication. The larger engravings began with sites and events of the French and Indian War (1755 - 1760). Later views included cities and scenes of various locations from Canada to the Caribbean were added. Initially, the prints were sold individually or as small groups or parts. Later, it was issued and sold as a set, which consisted of twenty-eight prints with a title page bearing the title, “Scenographia Americana.” On the market complete sets are extremely rare. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - Canada , Quebec