SketchMap AtlasRoutes › Quebec: from Hope Gate to Cape Diamond
Cockburn
Cockburn drew the city on its rock and the shore opposite
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A gate of Quebec City and passers-by in the street: watercolour over pencil.
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A hill with houses above the cove and boats by the shore: a watercolour over pencil of 1827.
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A beach, a pine and the distant city across the St Lawrence: watercolour over pencil.
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| Stop | Work | Artist | Date | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope Gate, Quebec | James Pattison Cockburn | 1826–1847 | 46.8126, -71.2097 |
| 2 | Quebec from Cape Diamond Harbour | James Pattison Cockburn | 1827 | 46.8100, -71.2000 |
| 3 | Quebec from Pointe Lévis | James Pattison Cockburn | 1826–1847 | 46.8000, -71.1750 |
On the map of places: Quebec City, Canada. Artists on this route: James Pattison Cockburn.
It starts at “Hope Gate, Quebec” and ends at “Quebec from Pointe Lévis”: 3 stops, about 3.0 km apart measured in straight lines. Streets and paths wind, so the real walk is longer, and you will want time to sit and draw at each stop.
The sketches are by James Pattison Cockburn, made from 1827 to 1835. Each one is shown on the map at the place where it was drawn, with its source and licence.
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Updated 28 October 2026
