James Peachey (active 1774-1797) was a British military surveyor/draughtsman whose watercolours represent some of the first landscape views done in Canada. He was posted to Canada intermittently between 1780 and circa 1795, and produced dozens of very accomplished watercolours of Quebec, four of which were published as engravings. Library and Archives Canada has a large collection of Peachey’s work in addition to those in the Peter Winkworth Collection.

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