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IMAGE number: EVB7069138
Image title: The 'Habitation' at Quebec was primarily a warehouse for the French traders of the Compagnie des Marchands. Built in 1608, the Habitation was an assemblage of buildings built on the river front below the cliffs of the upper city. The image key describes the various quarters: A. The Warehouse. B. Pigeon-loft. C. Detached Buildings where we keep our arms and for Lodging our Workmen. D. Detached Building for the Workmen. E. Sun-dial. F. Detached Building where the Smithy and Workmen are Lodged. G. Galleries all around the Lodgings. H. The Sieur de Champlain's Lodgings. I. The door of the Settlement with a Draw-bridge. L. Promenade around the Settlement ten feet in width to the edge of the Moat. M. Moat the whole way around the Settlement. O. The Sieur de Champlain's Garden. P. The Kitchen. Q. Space in front of the Settlement on the Shore of the River. R. The great River St. Lawrence
Medium: engraving
Date: C17th AD

Image description: The 'Habitation' at Quebec was primarily a warehouse for the French traders of the Compagnie des Marchands. Built in 1608, the Habitation was an assemblage of buildings built on the river front below the cliffs of the upper city. The image key describes the various quarters: A. The Warehouse. B. Pigeon-loft. C. Detached Buildings where we keep our arms and for Lodging our Workmen. D. Detached Building for the Workmen. E. Sun-dial. F. Detached Building where the Smithy and Workmen are Lodged. G. Galleries all around the Lodgings. H. The Sieur de Champlain's Lodgings. I. The door of the Settlement with a Draw-bridge. L. Promenade around the Settlement ten feet in width to the edge of the Moat. M. Moat the whole way around the Settlement. O. The Sieur de Champlain's Garden. P. The Kitchen. Q. Space in front of the Settlement on the Shore of the River. R. The great River St. Lawrence (BSLOC_2020_1_190)
Photo credit: Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 17th century / North America / America (continent) / art / Canada / warehouse / USA / engraving / history / building / black and white / artwork / print / mzengraving

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