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View of Québec City, capital of Canada, as published in Universal Magazine
This engraving is based on sketches British captain Hervey Smyth made during the Conquest. It shows Québec City surrounded by British ships. We see the town centre in the distance and buildings that have been bombed. The downtown area would bear the scars of the war for decades.
Inconnu, d’après Hervey Smyth
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1781