The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Beauport, 1759
Plan of the Coast of Beauport from the Falls of Montmorenci / to ye: General Hospital upon the River St Charles. near Quebec. / shewing the Intrenchments, Redoubts, Batteries & Encampments / of the French along that Coast to...
c.1759Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour; drawn on two sheets of paper, joined; laid down on canvas | Scale: 1:9,600. | RCIN 732096
This gives a very detailed representation of the extensive lines of trenches and redoubts on the north side of the St Lawrence River between Beauport and the St Charles River; the positions of the French encampments are shown.
Additional text: [left, below title, explanatory key to the letters on the map.]
Condition: six fold lines; several crease marks; surface dirt; several small tears around the edges; small piece diagonally cut off from bottom right corner. Verso: surface dirt; bottom right, water-stained patch, presumably from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Samuel Holland (1728-1801) (surveyor) [left, below title and explanatory text, surveyor/draftsman:] Survey’d by Capt Holland of ye Royal Americans.
Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily, the letters L V G below
Mark, stamped: 874
Condition: six fold lines; several crease marks; surface dirt; several small tears around the edges; small piece diagonally cut off from bottom right corner. Verso: surface dirt; bottom right, water-stained patch, presumably from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:9,600. Scale bar: 800 [feet] to an Inch [159 mm = 5000].
42.1 x 107.0 cm (neatline)
43.0 x 108.6 cm (image)
44.7 x 109.5 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan of the Coast of Beauport from the Falls of Montmorenci / to ye: General Hospital upon the River St Charles. near Quebec. / shewing the Intrenchments, Redoubts, Batteries & Encampments / of the French along that Coast to oppose the Landings of the / Brittish Forces Commanded by Maj:r Gen:l Wolffe in the / Year 1759. [top left]
Additional text:
[left, below title, explanatory key to the letters on the map.]
Annotations:
George III heading: [on white paper strip, pasted to verso:] Encampments at Beauport in June 1759.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, ink, cropped and illegible words]. (Verso) [right centre, black pencil:] Camp.
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: surveyed by Captain Holland. [The same entry appears under the heading Beauport.]
Subject(s)
Beauport, Quebec, Canada (46°51'31"N 71°11'31"W)
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