Description: A facsimile of a map from La Hontan (1709) detailing the attack on Quebec by the British in 1609. The map is keyed to show (A) the City of Quebec, (B) The fort or castle where the Governor–General lives, (C) a battery of cannons, (D) the Isle of C., (F) the Siegnorg or Marquisate of beauport, (G) a village depending on Beauport, (H) the anchorage of the British, (I) the English Sloop staying for the Major's return, (L) the English ships cannonading the city, (N) the place where the English troops made the descent, (o) the copse where the English were repulsed, (P) the officers, the savages, and [?] de bois running to the woods.
Place Names: Canada, Quebe
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Attack on Quebec, borders, physical, historical, kEarlyMapsFacsimile, physical features, other military, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1690
Source: Justin Winsor, Narrative and Critical History of America (vol. 4) (Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1884) 363
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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