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The Documentary Art collection is made up of painted, drawn and printed images that are an invaluable resource for researchers studying the social history of Quebec and Canada. Depicting people, places, scenes, historic and political events and objects, these iconographic documents reflect the perspectives of Canadians over the past three centuries.

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View of the City of Montreal. Taken from the Mountain
View of the City of Montreal. Taken from the Mountain
Joseph Bouchette
1832
2001.11.2
Great Fire at Montreal. Dalhousie Square, Hay’s House, etc.
Great Fire at Montreal. Dalhousie Square, Hay’s House, etc.
Illustrated London News
1852
2011.8.35.1-2
View of the Champ de Mars, Montreal
View of the Champ de Mars, Montreal
Robert Auchmuty Sproule
1830
M327
View of the Harbour, Montreal, 1830
View of the Harbour, Montreal, 1830
Robert Auchmuty Sproule
1830
M328
Queenston, Or the Landing between Lake Ontario, & Lake Erie
Queenston, Or the Landing between Lake Ontario, & Lake Erie
Edward Walsh
1814
M368
James Pattison Cockburn
James Pattison Cockburn
William A. Cockburn
1849
M369
Vue de la Cascade du Niagara, en Amerique dans le pais des Iroquois
Vue de la Cascade du Niagara, en Amerique dans le pais des Iroquois
Henry Fuseli
About 1770
M376
E. R. Fabre
E. R. Fabre
Antoine Maurin
1850-1900
M706
Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget
Jacques Llanta
1854
M707
Troops firing on the crowd, Gavazzi Riots, Montreal, QC, 1853
Troops firing on the crowd, Gavazzi Riots, Montreal, QC, 1853
P. Le Sueur
1853
M710
Yoiks! Stole Away. Cartoon of Lord Elgin fleeing, ca. 1849
Yoiks! Stole Away. Cartoon of Lord Elgin fleeing, ca. 1849
Lock
About 1849
M713
New Roman Catholic Church, Montreal. Consecrated July 1829
New Roman Catholic Church, Montreal. Consecrated July 1829
John O'kill
1829-1830
M715
A View of Louisburg in North America, Taken near the Light House when that City Was Besieged in 1758
A View of Louisburg in North America, Taken near the Light House when that City Was Besieged in 1758
Captain Charles Ince
About 1768
M753
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Anonymous
1750-1800
M772
Niagra and Its Wonders
Niagra and Its Wonders
Anonymous
1855
M775.1-13
Niagara and its wonders. Niagara Suspension Bridge
Niagara and its wonders. Niagara Suspension Bridge
Anonymous
About 1860
M775.7
View of Quebec, Canada; From the River St. Charles; Shewing the conflagration of June 28th. 1845 (...).
View of Quebec, Canada; From the River St. Charles; Shewing the conflagration of June 28th. 1845 (...).
John Murray
1845
M778
View of Halifax from Georges Island
View of Halifax from Georges Island
G. I. Parkyns
1801
M813
View from Cowies Hill near Halifax, N. S.
View from Cowies Hill near Halifax, N. S.
G. I. Parkyns
1801
M814
View from Fort Needham near Halifax
View from Fort Needham near Halifax
G. I. Parkyns
1801
M815
Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm (...)
Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm (...)
Antoine Louis Francois Sergent
1790
M822
Wood Engraving in Canada.
Wood Engraving in Canada.
John Henry Walker
1886
M911.1.2
McGill College, Montreal
McGill College, Montreal
Cyrus A. Sweet
1848
M911.1.3
Magic Lantern, title page, 1848
Magic Lantern, title page, 1848
A. Morris
1848
M911.1.4
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