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Quebec. Ville de L'Amerique Septentrionale, dans la Nouvelle France. [cartographic material]

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    Manuscript map of Québec and surrounding French settlements. Drawn by Charles Rivez around 1757, it appears to be based on an earlier plan by Robert Villenueve showing the attack on Quebec on October 1690.

    mssHM 15428

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    mssHM 15465 map 1

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    mssHM 15437

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    mssHM 15435