Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield suspending a ‘4’ with the letters L V G below; JVILLEDARY

Mark, stamped: 875

Condition: two fold lines; right hand third of the map had been completely detached along one of the fold lines, now fully conserved; former 9.1 cm tear to bottom of left fold line. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting

Scale: 1:9,600. Scale bar: Scale 800 Feet to an Inch [126 mm =].

41.1 x 109.5 cm (neatline)

41.9 x 110.4 cm (image)

43.5 x 112.1 cm (sheet)

Manuscript title:

PLAN of the Coast of BEAUPORT from the / Falls of Montmorency to the General Hospital upon / the River S.^t Charles near QUEBEC, shewing the Intrenchments / Redoubts Batterys and Encampments of the FRENCH along / that Coast to oppose the landing of the BRITISH FORCES / commanded by Major General Wolfe in the Year 1759. [top left, in rectangular panel]

Additional text:

[left, below title, in title panel, a key to the letters, A-F on the map.]

Annotations:

George III heading: Encampments at Beauport in June 1759.

Other annotations: none.

George III catalogue entry:

Beauport A drawn Plan of the coast of Beauport from the Falls of Montmorency to the General Hospital upon the River S.^t Charles near Quebec: shewing the Intrenchments, Redoubts, Batteries and Encampments of the French along that Coast in June 1759; to oppose the landing of the British Forces commanded by Major General Wolfe. 2 sheets.

Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)