The French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a lasting colonial settlement, which would eventually become Québec City. Established in 1608, the “Habitation de Québec” settlement became the capital of New France. Settlers and missionaries soon moved to the colony. This album presents the beginnings of Québec City, as it was in Champlain’s time.
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This engraving was produced in 1908 on the 300th anniversary of Québec City's founding. It shows Samuel de Champlain tracing the map of Québec City on a chest. In the background, French settlers converse with the Indigenous people who already inhabited the territory. Also noteworthy are the Don de Dieu and two birchbark canoes rowing ashore.
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