April 3, 2024
War of 1812 QUEBEC from POINT LEVY 1813 color engraving
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QUEBEC from POINT LEVY LINE OF BATTLE Offered from our museum is the ORIGINAL 1813 Aquatint engraving by W. Kneass. I cannot say for certain that the color tinting is original, but is does look it. Notice how the roofs have beeen highlighted to make the viewer grasp each building. Rather clever! QUEBEC from POINT LEVY is from the 1813 edition of "The Port Folio". That publication was a new type of American magazine appearing first in January 1801. As with the many magazines that followed it, The Port Folio included numerous illustrations, containing a number of fine images of the battles and sites , and portraits of the War of 1812. Contemporary images of the war are quite scarce. Quebec City was the key to British control of Upper Canada, protecting the waterway needed to bring in provisions from England. The Americans attempted invasions of Canada in 1812 and then again in 1813, neither of which was successful. This view shows the fortified city with British naval vessels sailing the St. Lawrence in the foreground. For an exceptional collection available (including our reproduction of these very pieces), please click on "My Store" and the United States Navy section. This very rare piece of our naval heritage has been very carefully archived to assure that this historic piece continues for many generations to come. The process
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