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Cartier on the St. Lawrence Jacques Cartier sailing up the St.
Lawrence River, 1535, with his three French ships at the site of the future city of Quebec, by W.
Baker. ID #20656 |
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Quebec Captured The English capture of Quebec, 1629, as
published in Holland in 1698, a temporary transfer of power. ID #10077 |
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Filles du Roi The arrival of the French "Filles du
Roi" at Quebec, 1667, marriageable women sent by the French state and supplied with a
trousseau to build up settlement in New France. ID #10100 |
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Attack on Quebec City Plan of the failed 1690 attack on Quebec
City, commanded by Governor Frontenac, by New England troops. ID #20665 |
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Wolfe's Landing A composite view of Wolfe's landing above
Quebec, September, 1759, showing the (night-time) landing of boats going in from the British
fleet and the (day-time) battle under way on the Plains of Abraham. ID #10152 |
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Siege of Quebec The siege and taking of Quebec,
1759. ID #21844 |
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Quebec Attack The unsuccessful attack on Quebec by General
Montgomery, December 31, 1775. ID #20276 |
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Quebec City A view of Quebec city and its ramparts, including a
few burned-out houses in the foreground, after the American attack in 1775. ID #10183 |
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The British Are Coming The British Army arriving at Quebec,
1776. ID #21831 |
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Battle of St. Eustache The Battle of St. Eustache, 1837, between
British troops and French-Canadian Patriotes, was the largest clash during the Lower Canada
Rebellion of 1837. ID #20695 |
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Fathers of Confederation-1 The Fathers of Confederation at the
Quebec Conference, October, 1864, who drafted the basic plan for the federal union of Canada.
The original of this famous painting by Robert Harris was destroyed in the 1916 Parliament
buildings fire. ID #20024 |
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