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For internal use only
On Display: House - Queen Anne Dining Room
Print (Engraving)
QUEBEC, The Capital of NEW-FRANCE, A Bishoprick, and/ Seat of the Soverain COURT.
Thomas Johnston, Stephen Whiting
1759
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Johnston (Engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1960.0013 A
Credit Line/Donor
Muesum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0013 A
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
QUEBEC, The Capital of NEW-FRANCE, A Bishoprick, and/ Seat of the Soverain COURT.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Johnston (Engraver and printer); Stephen Whiting (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1759
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Engrav'd & Printed By Tho.\s Johnston for Step. Whiting.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- City view
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Linen
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
8.1 (H) x 9.76 (W) x 6.77 (Image H) x 8.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.5 (H) x 24.8 (W) x 17.2 (Image H) x 22.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Trimmed within plate marks. Chain intervals: 2.5-2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
S. Whiting
Publisher Date
01/01/1759
Place of Publication
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Publisher Name
S. Whiting
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
W
Edition Notes
First state, advertised for sale in the Boston Gazette of August 13, 1759, lacks description of the military operations at Quebec. Second state was published between September 17, the day the French surrendered the city, and October 1, 1759, the day an advertisment for the print appeared in the Boston Evening Post. According to Fowble, this is the only known impression of the second state.