Excerpt from Quebec, as It Was, and as It Is: Or, a Brief History of the Oldest City in Canada, From Its Foundation to the Present Time, With a Guide for Strangers to the Different Places of Interest Within the City, and Adjacent Thereto Former extent of British Dominion in America - Growth of Canada and United States - Effect of the Conquest of 17 59 - Discovery of the St. Lawrence by Cartier - Foundation of Quebec - Pro gress of the Colony - Champlain surrenders Canada to the English - The Country, looked upon as worthless, returned to France - Seminary and Convent established at Quebec - Mas. Sacre at Sillery - First Bishop - Sir Bovenden Walker's fleet lost in the St. Lawrence - Population of Quebec - Visit of Professor Kalm - Appearances of Quebec and neighbourhood in 1749 - Present condition of the fortifications - Former and Present appearances of the harbour-interior of a Convent - e Reception of a new Governor in l749 - Dog Carts - Shipbuild ing - The habitants - The ladies of Quebec - And what is to follow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.