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Map showing the routes of Jacques Cartier's first and second voyages to North America in the 1530s. Green arrows trace his 1534 journey, and red arrows trace his 1535-36 journey, both entering the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and traveling along the Saint Lawrence River past locations such as Anticosti Island, the Gaspe Peninsula, Stadacona (Quebec City), and Hochelaga (Montreal). Modern international and provincial boundaries are marked, and the map includes parts of present-day Canada and the northe Histoire de la Nouvelle France Black and white portrait of Samuel de Champlain with shoulder-length hair, a pointed beard, and a mustache, wearing a wide white collar and dark clothing. Port Royal, Nova Scotia A single aged sheet of handwritten French text details a 1692 fur-trade contract, with dark ink and uneven lines visible on the worn, slightly torn paper. Engraving of Marquis de Montcalm dying on a makeshift bed, surrounded by French officers and soldiers, with battle and tents in the background during the Battle of Quebec, 1759. Historical map depicting New France in the 16th to 18th centuries, showing locations of French forts marked with stars and routes of major French explorations labeled in red. The map covers eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, including areas around the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with Indigenous nations and key waterways labeled.
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Map showing the routes of Jacques Cartier's first and second voyages to North America in the 1530s. Green arrows trace his 1534 journey, and red arrows trace his 1535-36 journey, both entering the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and traveling along the Saint Lawrence River past locations such as Anticosti Island, the Gaspe Peninsula, Stadacona (Quebec City), and Hochelaga (Montreal). Modern international and provincial boundaries are marked, and the map includes parts of present-day Canada and the northe
Jacques Cartier's voyages Jacques Cartier's travels in New France.

New France

French colonies, North America
Also known as: Gallia Nova, Nouvelle-France
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New France, (1534–1763), the French colonies of continental North America, initially embracing the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Newfoundland, and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but gradually expanding to include much of the Great Lakes region and parts of the trans-Appalachian West. The name Gallia Nova (New France) was first recorded in 1529 on a map prepared by the brother of Giovanni da Verrazzano, who, in the service of France, had explored the coasts of North...

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