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Auction 201, Lot 96

"Quebek, de Hoofdstad van Kanada; aan de Rivier van St. Laurens: door de Engelschen Belegerd en by Verdrag Bemagtigd in 't Jaar 1759", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Quebec City & St. Lawrence River, Canada

Period: 1769 (circa)

Publication: Hedendaagsche Historie, of Tegenwoordige Staat van Amerika

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17 x 13 inches
43.2 x 33 cm
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This handsome map vividly illustrates the English siege and attack on Quebec that resulted in the city's capture and ultimately the end of the French and Indian War. Tirion closely copied these details from a similar plan by Thomas Jefferys. The naval and army positions are graphically depicted and keyed to a table at upper right. There is a small inset of "De Rivier boven Quebek" at upper left. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Tirion's Hedendaagsche Historie was initially conceived as the Dutch edition of Thomas Salmon's Modern History. The work began in 1729, but the text was later expanded, and the resulting 43-volume Hedendaagsche Historie was not completed until 1803.

References: Kershaw #1018; Shirley (BL Atlases) G.TIR-1a #25.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression issued folding with a few small spots and very light offsetting. There is a binding trim in the right blank margin that has been replaced with old paper, also repairing a tiny associated binding tear.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $250

Closed on 11/20/2024

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