Entrée principale:

Bosworth, Newton, -1848.

Titre et auteur:

Hochelaga depicta : the early history and present state of the city and island of Montreal / edited by Newton Bosworth ; with numerous illustrated engravings.

Publication:

Montreal : William Greig, St. Paul Street, MDCCCXXXIX [1839]

Description:

[15], 10-284 pages, [22] leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, 2 folded maps ; 20 cm

Notes:
Added engraved title page: Hochelaga depicta, or, The history and present state of the island and city of Montreal.
Frontispiece, added engraved title page, and many of the plates signed by J. Duncan, del., and P. Christie, sculp.
"Printed by Campbell & Becket, Place d'Armes."--Title page verso
Illustrations from list of plates with plate titles added: View of the city from the canal [City of Montreal from the canal] -- M'Tavish's monument (t.p. vignette) -- View of the city in 1803 [City of Montreal as it appeared in 1803] -- Church of Notre Dame [French Cathedral, Place D'Arms] -- Scotch Church, Bonsecours Church, English Episcopal Church [St. Gabriel St., Scotch Church, Bonsecours Church, Christ's Church (Episcopal)] -- Wesleyan Chapels and Jews' Synagogue [Wesleyan Chapel, Gt. St. James St., Wesleyan Chapel St. Ann's Suburb, Jews' Synagogue] -- American Presbyterian Church, Congregational Chapel, and Scotch Secession Church -- St. Paul's Church, St. Andrew's Church, Baptist Chapel [St. Paul's Scotch Church, St. Andrew's Scotch Church, Baptist Chapel] -- Priests' Farm, Bishop's Church, Recollet Church [Priests' Farm, Bishop's Church and Residence, Recollet Church] -- General Hospital, St. Ann's Market, National School -- Grey Nunnery, Congregational Nunnery, Chapel of Hotel Dieu [Grey Nunnery, Congregational Nunnery, Chapel of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery] -- The College, The Seminary, The British and Canadian School -- Rasco's Hotel, News Room, Theatre Royal -- Nelson's Monument and the New Market [New Market & Nelson's Monument] -- Court House, New Gaol, Old Goal [Court House, New Jail, Old Jail] -- Barracks, Government House, Water Works -- Champs de Mars -- Bank of Montreal, City Bank, New Custom House [Bank of Montreal, City Bank, Custom House] -- View from the Mountain [City of Montreal from the Mountain] -- View from the Hay Market -- View from St. Helen's Island [City of Montreal from St. Helen's Island].
"James Duncan, one of the first of Montreal's historic artists, was born in Coleraine, Ireland, in 1806. He settled in Montreal in 1830 and there began his career as an artist and a teacher of drawing. We are indebted to him for some of the most detailed of the old engravings of Montreal ..."--Lande
Map: "Plan of the town and fortifications of Montreal or Ville Marie in Canada in 1758"--Folded map
Map: "Plan of the city of Montreal from a survey made by the Mayor and Common Council in 1835 with the new improvements to 1839 ..."--Folded map at end
"Notes and corrections."--Page 283 -284
Includes bibliographical references.
Lande, L.M. Lawrence Lande Coll., 1586

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Sujet:

Architecture Québec (Province) Montréal.
History.
Travel.
Histoire.
Voyage.
history (discipline)
travel.
Architecture
Montréal (Québec) History.
Montréal (Québec) Description and travel.
Quebec
Montréal (Québec) Histoire.
Montréal (Québec)
Québec Montréal

Classification/genre:

History

Vedettes secondaires:

Duncan, James, 1806-1881, illustrator
Christie, P.
Hochelaga depicta, or, The history and present state of the island and city of Montreal
History and present state of the island and city of Montreal

Early history and present state of the city and island of Montreal

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Localisation: Bibliothèque cage 63733
Cote: PO9724
Statut: Disponible