British traveller and lieutenant Frederick Fitzgerald De Roos explored part of the United States and Canada in 1826. The artist recounts his story in a book entitled Personal Narrative of Travels in the United States and Canada. We can imagine him sitting in the tall grasses of old Lévis, casting a scrutinizing eye over a Québec City that still centred on maritime trade.

1793 - 1840

Québec City en grand: A few panoramic works from the early 19th century

From the early 19th century onwards, there was a proliferation of realistic paintings showing Québec City silhouetted against vast panoramic landscapes. These pieces reveal the city’s picturesque nature. Behind its tranquil exterior, Québec City was already becoming one of the greatest gateways for British immigration to North America. This album presents panoramic works showing Québec City, surrounded by water, forests and mountains. For many immigrants to North America, such views were their first sight of a city on the continent. Come and see what they saw!

Québec City, according to the travels of Frederick Fitzgerald De Roos

Charles Joseph Hullmandel, after Frederick Fitzgerald de Roos British traveller and lieutenant Frederick Fitzgerald De Roos explored part of the United States and Canada in 1826. The artist recounts his story in a book entitled Personal Narrative of Travels in the United States and Canada. We can imagine him sitting in the tall grasses of old Lévis, casting a scrutinizing eye over a Québec City that still centred on maritime trade.

Chronoscope Can you identify any of the buildings illustrated in this panorama? (unilingual French for a limited time)

Depicted period: 1827

Source: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1827

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