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  2. New France - Wikipedia

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    A map of New France made by Samuel de Champlain in 1612. In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the land in the name of King Francis I. [33] It was the first province of New France. The first settlement of 400 people, Fort Charlesbourg-Royal (present-day Quebec City), was attempted in 1541 but lasted only ...

  3. Jesuit missions in North America - Wikipedia

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    Map of New France (Champlain, 1612). Jesuit missions in North America were attempted in the late 16th century, established early in the 17th century, faltered at the beginning of the 18th, disappeared during the suppression of the Society of Jesus around 1763, and returned around 1830 after the restoration of the Society.

  4. Samuel de Champlain - Wikipedia

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    Map of New France (Champlain, 1612). A more precise map was drawn by Champlain in 1632. 19th-century artist's conception of Champlain by E. Ronjat. [37] Champlain returned to New France in 1620 and was to spend the rest of his life focusing on administration of the territory rather than exploration.

  5. Americas–France relations - Wikipedia

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    Map of New France (Champlain, 1612).. Towards the end of his reign Henry IV of France started to look at the possibility of ventures abroad, with both America and the Levant being among the possibilities.

  6. North American fur trade - Wikipedia

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    Map of New France (Champlain, 1612) The transition from a seasonal coastal trade into a permanent interior fur trade was formally marked with the foundation of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, officially establishing the settlement of New France.

  7. Category:1612 in North America - Wikipedia

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    1612 establishments in North America ... 1612 in New France (2 P) 1612 in New Spain (1 C) This page was last edited on 31 August 2019, at 02:53 (UTC). Text is ...

  8. 1612 in Quebec - Wikipedia

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    Events from the year 1612 in ... Samuel de Champlain designs one of the first maps of North America; Births. Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge, Governor of New France ...

  9. Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima ...

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    The map encompasses the eastern coast of North America, the entire Central and South America and parts of the western coasts of Europe and Africa. Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio is the earliest scale wall map of the New World and the first to use the name "California". [1]