Plan
Plan of Fort Lévis on Île Royale (Chimney Island, NY) at the time of the August 1760 siege.
- Accession Number 2020.30.53
- Date 1781
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 35,7 x 25,5 cm
Historical context
In 1760, the Seven Years’ War between France and England was drawing to a close in North America. Only Fort Lévis, erected in September 1759 and named in honor of François-Gaston de Lévis (1719-1787), closed the road to an invader advancing west from Lake Ontario towards Montreal. Canadian authorities dispatched Pierre Pouchot (1712-1769), captain in the Béarn Regiment and engineer, in the spring of 1760 to slow the advance of t...
- Accession Number 2020.30.53
- Date 1781
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 35,7 x 25,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.030.053
Photo by Daphnée Bouchard
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