This Plan of the City of Quebec by special permission is respectfully inscribed to the Mayor & Corporation of the City.
Montreal, New York: Alfred Hawkins, 1845. Notes: A very rare map of the city of Quebec, by Alfred Hawkins. Born in 1792 in England, he rose to prominence among the civil society of Quebec in the early half of the 19th century. His keen interest in the history of Quebec led to the publishing, in 1834, of his book Hawkins’s picture of Quebec. “The work contains a history of Quebec from its discovery to the founding of the city, accounts of the various sieges, and histories of the religious establishments and the important buildings.”
“In 1835 Hawkins issued a Plan of the city of Quebec, engraved by William Cumming Smillie. The plan was reprinted in 1840, and five years later it was brought up to date by the city surveyor, Joseph Hamel.”
Hawkins’s Plan of the city of Quebec “and his two directories remain of value to the antiquary, the historian, and the genealogist.”
, Size : 480x610 (mm), 18.875x24 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Reference: Dictionary of Canadian Biography by George W. Brown, Francess G. Halpenny., Category: ; Maps Canada East Quebec Quebec City. Very Good, margins shaved, small tear on the left margin, laid on acid free paper for long term preservation. Item #M6377
Notes: A very rare map of the city of Quebec, by Alfred Hawkins. Born in 1792 in England, he rose to prominence among the civil society of Quebec in the early half of the 19th century. His keen interest in the history of Quebec led to the publishing, in 1834, of his book Hawkins’s picture of Quebec. “The work contains a history of Quebec from its discovery to the founding of the city, accounts of the various sieges, and histories of the religious establishments and the important buildings.”
“In 1835 Hawkins issued a Plan of the city of Quebec, engraved by William Cumming Smillie. The plan was reprinted in 1840, and five years later it was brought up to date by the city surveyor, Joseph Hamel.”
Hawkins’s Plan of the city of Quebec “and his two directories remain of value to the antiquary, the historian, and the genealogist.”
, Size : 480x610 (mm), 18.875x24 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Reference: Dictionary of Canadian Biography by George W. Brown, Francess G. Halpenny., Category: ; Maps Canada East Quebec Quebec City.
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