Quebec in 1640 mb-artist John_Rae The previous year

The previous year

In the foreground adults are directing poorly dressed children towards a basket of clothes

the foreground looks untidy with undergrowth or branches blown down in a storm

The plate is inscribed: 'The lesser Cockatoo with a yellow Crest

Quebec in 1640 mb-artist John_Rae The previous year'Quebec in 1640', (1877). Illustration from Popular history of the Dominion of Canada, with art illustrations, from the earliest settlement of the British American colonies to the present time; together with portrait engravings and biographical sketches of the most distinguished men of the nation by Charles R Tuttle, (1877 1879).