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 The parliamentary city 1791 - 1840
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Starting in the early 17th century, Québec City had bustling markets, including the one in the Upper Town held in front of Notre-Dame Basilica. Over the years, public markets became places for gathering and deciding matters of governance. The Upper Town Market operated until 1878, when a new building was erected on the site of today’s Palais Montcalm.
1830 - 1832

A stroll through the streets of Québec City in the early 19th century

Imagine walking through the streets of Québec City at the turn of the19th century... That is exactly the perspective you will have as you discover the artwork in this album of scenes of the era’s city life! Most of the pieces were created by British servicemen trained at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, England, where certain members of the British army learned advanced artistic techniques. Servicemen skilled in art could then put down on paper images of the places where the British army was operating. Rediscover Québec City through their eyes!
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Looking along Hope (Sainte-Famille) Street towards Hope Gate, from the Upper Town Market in Québec City, Lower Canada

James Pattison Cockburn Starting in the early 17th century, Québec City had bustling markets, including the one in the Upper Town held in front of Notre-Dame Basilica. Over the years, public markets became places for gathering and deciding matters of governance. The Upper Town Market operated until 1878, when a new building was erected on the site of today’s Palais Montcalm.
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Depicted period: 1830
Source: Library and Archives Canada Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Acc. No. 1970-188-314 - W. H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana - Date: 1830
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