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Vue de l'orphelinat ou du couvent des Ursulines, depuis les Remparts
Vue de l'orphelinat ou du couvent des Ursulines, depuis les Remparts

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A View of the Orphan's or Urseline Nunnery, taken from the Ramparts
Engraver (about 1710-1780)
Draughtsman
SignatureL. c. below image, Drawn on the SPOT by R. Short Engraved by James Mason; b. c., Sep.r 1st, 1761, Published according to Act of Parliament by R. Short...
Date 1761
Dimensions32 x 50.6 cm
Origin England
Object NumberM970.67.3
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of R. W. Humphrey

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A View of the Orphan's or Urseline Nunnery, taken From the Ramparts
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Quebec City, looking east from the Ramparts, QC, about 1910
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1905-1914
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Neurdein Frères
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1915?
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