A01=Conrad Graham
A01=Shahin Farzaneh
Author_Conrad Graham
Author_Shahin Farzaneh
Category=JBSL
Category=JHM
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Product details
- ISBN 9780773509696
- Dimensions: 229 x 292mm
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 1991
- Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Paperback
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From as early as the seventeenth century, Montreal was the subject of numerous drawings and watercolours. The area was initially mapped by French surveyors and later depicted in the British topographical tradition by artists and military officers whose training included instruction in draughtsmanship. Taken from a variety of collections in addition to the McCord's, these examples of plans and views provide a fascinating cross section of the range of styles of representation until the 1850s and the advent of photography as well as illustrating the growth of Montreal from a fur trade settlement into a metropolitan centre. Each illustration is thoroughly documented and its historical and stylistic context is analysed. Biographical information on the artists is also included.
