A chronology from

The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763 by Rene Chartrand

1534     Jacques Cartier takes possession of Canada for France at Gaspe. The area is called New France.

1535     Jacques Cartier and his men build a small fort at Quebec.

1541-1543  Cartier and the Seigneur de Roberval build forts at Cap-Rouge near Quebec, but the colony is abandoned in 1543.

Monument for the Cap-Rouge forts in Charlesbourg-Royal

1600-1601  Fortified post at Tadoussac.

Champlain’s map of Tadoussac showing Chauvin’s house built 1600

Replica of Chavin’s trading post house in Tadoussac, Interpretative Centre, 157 rue du Bord-de-l’Eau Tadoussac, Quebec G0T 2A0

Tadoussac, Quebec, Montreal

Tadoussac in Province of Quebec

location of Tadoussac on the St. Lawrence

Tadoussac village map – the Chauvin replica is somewhere along the the beach area probably near the red roofed building

1604 – 1605     Fortified post at Isle Stainte-Croix, Acadia

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