View of the burned out sections of the city of Quebec, Canada, following the great fire of October 14, 1866, artist's impression, detail.

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Scanned by

Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/13/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 12, 2016.

Depicted ContentIn Canada, a massive fire destroys large sections of Quebec City, leaving tens of thousands homeless.

Image type

engraving

Courtesy of

Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Original caption

The scene of the great conflagration at Quebec, Canada, Sunday, Oct.14th, by which 2,500 buildings were destroyed and 18,000 people rendered homeless - From a sketch by our Special Artist, C.E. Bonwill.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 3, 1866, p. 105.

Source note

Cropped from the larger, zoomable image, also available here.