Québec City through the eyes of British captain Hervey Smyth
Hervey Smyth was a British army captain who fought in the Conquest of New France. In 1759, he was seriously wounded during the attack on the Plains of Abraham and so was immediately returned to Great Britain. He brought sketches with him that he had drawn in his spare time during the military offence. While in Great Britain, Smyth produced magnificent works, mainly between 1760 and 1780, from his sketches of Québec City. Can you locate the places he visited?
View of the English capture of Québec City on September 13, 1759, under General Wolfe’s command, as published in London Magazine
Unknown, after Hervey Smyth
On September 13, 1759, after several months of siege, the British army made a final assault on the capital of New France. To bypass the French defences, the British army climbed the narrow rock face leading to the Plains of Abraham, where it battled to victory. This engraving was inspired by a sketch by Hervey Smyth, a British captain who fought in the battle.
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