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QUEBEC City of North America in New France, with the title of Bishopry Located on the St. Lawrence River at 310 degrees 17 minutes of longitude, and 46 degrees and 55 minutes of Latitude It was besieged by the English against the French, who still possess it, in year 1670 from October 16 to the 22nd of the same months; Mr. de Frontenac being currently the governor of the country, who caused them shamefully lift the siege.
Cross-reference to the figures that are located in the City of Quebec;
1. Fort Louis where Mr. the Count of Frontenac resides.; 2. Our Lady [Notre Dame Church] and the Seminary.; 3. Hospital [of Hotel ???] of the Recollets. ; 4. the Jesuits Fathers.; 5. the Ursulines.; 6. the hospital.; 7. the Daughers of the Congregation.; 8. battery of 8 guns [cannons].; 9. Platform where there is a battery of 3 guns [cannons].; 10. Place where a Bust of the King was erected in 1686.; 11. battery of 3 guns [cannons].; 12. batterie of 3 guns [cannons]; 13. the Palace; 14. the Bishopry; 15. mill where there is a battery of 3 guns [cannons]; 16. battery of 3 guns [cannons]; 17. Canoes to discover during the night; The Great River or River of Saint Lawrence; Shore of the tip of Orleans Island; Point Levy; Louis Beguin; Jacques Sanson; Fishery of the Jesuits; Pierre Loyseau; Lime kiln belonging to Maturin [?] Chouet [?]; Good anchorage at 17 Fathoms; Village of Beau-port [Good Harbor]; Seigneurial house [manor] ; Pierre Parent the Father; Jacques Parent the Son; houses belonging to the Jesuits; The Widow Martin Choret; Michel Hupé; Mr. dela Durantaye; Mr. de Villeray [Vitteray ?]; Francois Retor [?]; Estienne Lionnois; Mr Roussel; Jean le norman; Brick factory belonging to Jan [?] Landron; Joseph Rancourt; André Coudray; Jean le Norman; The Small Village; Mr. de St. Simeon; Fording site [river crossing]; Small Passage [river crossing]; St. Charles River or the small River; Our Lady of the Angels; belonging to Mr. Talon; belonging to the Jesuit Fathers; the Recollets; Houses; belonging to the King; Mr. dela Chesnays; Bakery belonging to Mr de la Chesnays; The white house; Hill of Ste Geneviève; St. Jean Road; Vincent Poirier; Mr de Vitteray [Villeray ?]; Cap aux diaments; Cul-de-sac [Bay] where small vessels spend the winter; S [?] on 21 March, 1707
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Notes:
1) Surprisingly, perhaps due to a writing error by the map maker, the year of the siege of Quebec, when Count de Frontenac was governor of New France, is incorrect. The year that has been written is 1670, whereas the siege took place in October 1690 (from October 16 to October 21, 1690).
2) An annotation at the bottom right corner of the map suggests that the original map, which was produced during the second of Governor's Frontenac two tenures (the first one from 1672 to 1682, and the second one from 1689 to 1698) may have been amended in March 1707. These could be the annotations made by hand on the map.
3) I have left in the text field the text that was inserted by the previous contributor, since I am a new contributor and am not familiar with your version control system.