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Beneath the opening in the cover through which this illustration appears are the handwritten words “Votre très humble et très obéissans serviteur Montcalm,” apparently written and signed in his own hand by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Marquis of Montcalm (1712-1759), commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763).
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Engraving and signature of Louis-Joseph, Marquis of Montcalm
Date
1750
Dimensions1 textual record ; 26.9 x 20.7 cm
Object NumberS001/C1.3,9.2
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentIn the upper inside section of this folded composite document is an engraving with the caption “Montcalm blessé est ramené à Québec,” which had been published in Eugène Guénin’s book La Nouvelle-France: ouvrage illustré orné de 100 gravures et 5 cartes (Paris: Hachette, 1900, “Bibliothèque des écoles et des familles” series, pp. 326-329). Based on a drawing by the French illustrator Louis Bombled (1862-1927), it bears the mark of the French printer, engraver and draftsman Louis Geisler (1852-1914), considered to be the inventor of the three-colour photoengraving process. Beneath the opening in the cover through which this illustration appears are the handwritten words “Votre très humble et très obéissans serviteur Montcalm,” apparently written and signed in his own hand by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Marquis of Montcalm (1712-1759), commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763).
NotesSource of title: Based on the nature of the document.
Physical description: Paper and cardboard; dimensions of the document with the image of Montcalm: 20 cm (w) x 26.5 cm (h) x 0.1 cm (d); dimensions of the document with Montcalm’s signature: 12.6 cm (w) x 5.8 cm (h) x 0.1 cm (d).
Arrangement: During inventorying, the document was placed in the same file as C1.3,2.3.
Physical description: Paper and cardboard; dimensions of the document with the image of Montcalm: 20 cm (w) x 26.5 cm (h) x 0.1 cm (d); dimensions of the document with Montcalm’s signature: 12.6 cm (w) x 5.8 cm (h) x 0.1 cm (d).
Arrangement: During inventorying, the document was placed in the same file as C1.3,2.3.
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S001/C1.3,2.5
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June 25, 1763
S001/A2.3,1.13
Senator Louis-Joseph Forget as the "Marquis de Ramezay," costumed for Chateau de Ramezay Ball, Montreal, QC, 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898/01/27
II-123039.1
Senator Louis-Joseph Forget costumed as “The Marquis de Ramezay,” Montreal, Quebec, 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-123040.1
Senator Louis-Joseph Forget costumed as "Gouverneur de Ramezay (Marquis de Ramezay)" in the de Ramezay Family group at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-123039
Senator Louis-Joseph Forget costumed as "Gouverneur de Ramezay (Marquis de Ramezay)" in the de Ramezay Family group at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-123040
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August 20, 1784 - January 1, 1789
S001/A2.3,5.5
Receipt for the Royal and Military Order of Saint- Louis pension granted to Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de of Vaudreuil
March 26, 1789
S001/A2.3,5.4
Louis Boyer costumed as "Viceroy and Marquis de Tracy, Governor of New France under Louis XIV" in the French Viceroys and Governors group, 1542-1763, at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-122866
Letter from Daniel Marc Antoine Chardon to Louis-Nicolas de Pérusse des Cars, Marquis de Cars, concerning the order-in-council on settling the Acadians
June 25, 1780
S001/A2.1,1.10
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