Canadian Scenery, Volume 1 (of 2)Willis, Nathaniel Parker
History
Canadian Scenery, Volume 1 (of 2)
Willis, Nathaniel Parker
Canada -- Description and travel; Canada -- History
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[Illustration: _The Chaudière Falls, near Quebec._]
CANADIAN SCENERY
ILLUSTRATED.
FROM DRAWINGS BY W. H. BARTLETT.
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT BY
N. P. WILLIS, ESQ.
AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS BY THE WAY,” “INKLINGS OF ADVENTURE,” ETC.
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VOL. I.
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LONDON:
VIRTUE & CO., CITY ROAD AND IVY LANE.
CONTENTS
I. CANADIAN SCENERY.
II. THE DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF CANADA.
III. LATER EVENTS IN CANADA.
IV. CONDITIONS OF THE INHABITANTS OF CANADA.
V. IMPRESSIONS OF CANADA ON TRAVELLERS.
LIST OF THE ENGRAVINGS.
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VOL. I.
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THE MAP
GEORGEVILLE
A FOREST SCENE
CANOE-BUILDING AT PAPPER’S ISLAND
VIEW ACROSS THE BOUNDARY LINE, FROM THE SUGAR LOAF
THE SQUAW’S GRAVE
PORT HOPE
THE WHIRLPOOL ON THE NIAGARA
AYLMER, UPPER CANADA
LONG SAULT RAPID, ON THE ST. LAWRENCE
QUEBEC, FROM THE OPPOSITE SHORE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
MONTMORENCY COVE
MONUMENT TO WOLFE AND MONTCALM, QUEBEC
THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM, NEAR QUEBEC
LES MARCHES NATURELLES, NEAR QUEBEC
QUEENSTON
GENERAL BROCK’S MONUMENT, ABOVE QUEENSTON
CITADEL OF KINGSTON
VIEW FROM THE CITADEL OF KINGSTON
COPP’S FERRY, NEAR GEORGEVILLE
MARCH ON LAKE CHAUDIÈRE
THE CHAUDIÈRE, NEAR BYTOWN
LAKE OF THE TWO MOUNTAINS
ST. JOHN'S, RICHLIEU RIVER
FORT CHAMBLY
TORONTO
FISH MARKET, TORONTO
NAVY ISLAND
THE BANKS OF THE RIVER NIAGARA
QUEBEC
VILLAGE OF LORETTE, NEAR QUEBEC
JUNCTION OF THE ST. FRANCIS AND MAGOG RIVERS
HALLOWELL, BAY OF QUINTÉ
SCENE IN THE BAY OF QUINTÉ
ST. REGIS, INDIAN VILLAGE
BURIAL-PLACE OF THE VOYAGEURS
SCENE AMONG THE THOUSAND ISLES
RAPIDS, ON THE APPROACH TO THE VILLAGE OF CEDARS
PRESCOTT, FROM OGDENSBURG HARBOUR
VILLAGE OF CEDARS, RIVER ST. LAWRENCE
NELSON’S PILLAR, MONTREAL
MONTREAL, FROM THE ST. LAWRENCE
THE ST. LAWRENCE AT MONTREAL
RAFT IN A SQUALL ON LAKE ST. PETER
THE THREE RIVERS, RIVER ST. LAWRENCE
BRIDGE NEAR QUEBEC
THE CHAUDIÈRE BRIDGE, NEAR QUEBEC
THE CHAUDIÈRE FALLS, NEAR QUEBEC
RAFT ON THE ST.
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