Historic Map - City of Quebec with Historical Notes. 1932 - Vintage Wall Art

The City of Quebec with Historical Notes. | The City of Quebec with Historical Notes. | Samuel Herbert Maw (1881-1952), a brilliant delineator, etcher, architect, cartographer and designer, was also the author of this masterpiece of Canadian cartography, a bird's-eye view of Quebec City, begun in 1926 and completed in 1932, in which he accurately rendered every single building in the Old Town and surrounding area, complete with a hand-drawn cartouche and historical notes on the significance of the buildings shown. The map was reproduced in thousands of printed copies sold to tourists and visitors to Quebec for nearly three decades.

We print high quality reproductions of historical maps, photographs, prints, etc. Because of their historical nature, some of these images may show signs of wear and tear - small rips, stains, creases, etc. We believe that in many cases this contributes to the historical character of the item.