Document Gallery- New France

Champlain and quebec

Champlain built the "habitation" which was part fort and part village in 1608 at the site of present-day Québec City (courtesy John Ross Robertson Coll/Metropolitan Toronto Library).

Champlain built the “habitation” which was part fort and part village in 1608 at the site of present-day Québec City (courtesy John Ross Robertson Coll/Metropolitan Toronto Library).

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/champlain-and-the-founding-of-quebec-feature/

A royal edict in 1663 dissolved the Company.  In the end, the Company of 100 Associates took more than it gave.  Le repas de paysans by LeNain.

A royal edict in 1663 dissolved the Company. In the end, the Company of 100 Associates took more than it gave. Le repas de paysans by LeNain.

http://www.apointinhistory.net/100-associates.php

Engraving based on a drawing by Champlain of his 1609 voyage. It depicts a battle between Iroquois and Algonquian tribes near Lake Champlain

Engraving based on a drawing by Champlain of his 1609 voyage. It depicts a battle between Iroquois and Algonquian tribes near Lake Champlain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_War_(1609)

Champlain's Battle with the Iroquois, 1609, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863 - 1930)

Champlain’s Battle with the Iroquois, 1609, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863 – 1930)

http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/ferris/champlains_battle_with_the_iroquois.htm

Jesuits and Hurons

Fort Sainte-Marie 1639-1649

Fort Sainte-Marie 1639-1649

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larocque/sainte_marie_hurons.htm

A map showing the Iroquois and Huron territories

A map showing the Iroquois and Huron territories

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/294660/Iroquois-Confederacy

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (circa 1967)

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (circa 1967)

http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-702/Sainte-Marie-among-the-Hurons:_a_little-known_gem_of_%E2%80%9COntario%E2%80%99s_New_France%E2%80%9D.html

Royal Government

Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville (January 8, 1626 – November 23, 1694)

Jean Talon, Count d’Orsainville (January 8, 1626 – November 23, 1694)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Talon

One group of King's Daughters arrives at Quebec, 1667

One group of King’s Daughters arrives at Quebec, 1667

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_France

Coureurs de bois

Coureurs de bois in Manitoba

Coureurs de bois in Manitoba

http://blogdev.learnquebec.ca/societies/societies/new-france-around-1645/coureurs-de-bois/

Seigneury

Manor of Robt. Gifart, 1st Seigneur of Beauport (Headquarters of Montcalm, 1759)

Manor of Robt. Gifart, 1st Seigneur of Beauport (Headquarters of Montcalm, 1759)

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/canadian-illustrated-news-1869-1883/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=235&

Ursuline nuns in New France,Date Ca. 1931,Creators Batchelor, Lawrence R. (1887 - 1961)

Ursuline nuns in New France,Date Ca. 1931,Creators Batchelor, Lawrence R. (1887 – 1961)

https://web.archive.org/web/20150301042344/http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/imagepopups/c010520k_e.html

rendition of the first church, based on descriptions in the church register and on other similar churches in the area

rendition of the first church, based on descriptions in the church register and on other similar churches in the area

http://www.dahlheimer-bebeau.com/Bebeau/CanadaBatiscan.htm

French versus English

A view of Halifax from the topmasthead. This is the first known view of Halifax, sketched from the topmast of a ship in the harbour in 1749.

A view of Halifax from the topmasthead. This is the first known view of Halifax, sketched from the topmast of a ship in the harbour in 1749.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sketch_of_Halifax,_Nova_Scotia,_Canada,_1749.jpg

Ships Take Acadians Into Exile by Claude T. PicardFrench vs English

Ships Take Acadians Into Exile by Claude T. PicardFrench vs English

http://www.cbc.ca/acadian/timeline.html

Seven years War

The Death of General Wolfe depicts the Battle of Quebec, also known as the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, on September 13, 1759

The Death of General Wolfe depicts the Battle of Quebec, also known as the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, on September 13, 1759

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_General_Wolfe

Engraving of the capture of Fort Frontenac in 1758.

Engraving of the capture of Fort Frontenac in 1758.

http://www.boldts.net/Kingston/

The Battle on the Plains of Abraham.

The Battle on the Plains of Abraham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham