A View of the Pierced Island

1760. - Etching representing ships fighting a British vessel in the Percé harbour. In the back, we can see the Percé Rock with its two arches.

This original drawing was realised by Hevey Smythe, aide-de-camp to General Wolfe during the Conquest. It is one of a six-part series named "Six Elegant Views of the Most Remarkable Places in the River and Gulph of St Lawrence."

To learn more :

Dossier : La Gaspésie britannique, Magazine Gaspésie, March-June 2014, no 179 (French only).