After arriving from France with a small crew, Samuel de Champlain founded a modest settlement in 1608 in the area that would become Québec City. At the time, the site was home to about 30 French traders who came to exchange goods with the Indigenous locals. Québec then developed into a full-fledged city: the capital of New France. After the end of the French Regime in 1759, the town had a population of around 8,000. The streets and buildings kept multiplying! Cartographers have kept track of this growth over the years. We need your help to identify the contents of their maps!
Map of Québec City and surrounding area drawn in 1613
Samuel de Champlain
Drawn by Samuel de Champlain, this map depicts Québec City and its surroundings in 1613. Still in its infancy at the time, the colony had only a few dwellings. Champlain had just returned to the Québec colony bearing the new title of lieutenant-general of New France, granted to him by King Louis XIII. At the time, maps often featured whimsical elements, like the sea creature on the right.
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