New France Document Gallery
- Champlain and Quebec
Map of New France (Champlain, 1612) Source
Engraving based on a drawing by Champlain of his 1609 voyage. It depicts a battle between Iroquois and Algonquian tribes near Lake Champlain.
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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).
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Opening page of a letter from Quebec City, a La Rochelle merchant involved in maritime trade with New France. Source
- Jesuits and Hurons
Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons: construction of the Jesuit mission, began in 1639 (courtesy Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Historical Site).
A Jesuit preaching to the Huron
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This composite view of the torture and death of the blackrobes of Huronia in 1649 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada). Source
- Royal Government
The Governor Frontenac meets the Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay , at the Battle of Quebec in 1690 . Source
Reception hosted by Bishop Laval for the Marquis de Tracy and the Intendant Talon, 1665 . Source
The Intendant’s palace. Source
- Coureurs de Bois
Coureurs-de-Bois Trading with Natives Source
- French vs English
French and Indian War: blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, engraving, An English engraving from 1775 celebrating the blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, during the French and Indian War. Source
- Seignuary
Manor House of the Beauport Seigneury Source
This painting by James Peachy is called “A View of the Bridge over the Berthier River, 1785.” Source
Interior of Habitant Farmhouse
by Cornelius Krieghoff Source
- English vs France
Map of the layout of the Louisbourg Fortress Source
French and Indian War: blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, engraving, An English engraving from 1775 celebrating the blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, during the French and Indian War. Source
- Seven Years War
Siege of Louisburg during French and Indian War Source
The death of General Wolfe, pained in 1763 by Edward Penny Source Crossroads Pg. 67
This 1797 engraving is based on a sketch made by Hervey Smyth, General Wolfe’s aide-de-camp during the siege of Quebec. A view of the taking of Quebec, 13th September 1759. Source