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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 3



The French in Gaspé, 1534 to 1760

by David Lee

Contents

Abstract

Part I The Background

Introduction
English, French, Scots and Indians
History and Geography in Gaspé
Economic Development in Gaspé
The Gaspé Fisheries

Part II The Communities

Matane
Mont-Louis
Gaspé Bay
Percé
Pabos, Grand-Rivière

Conclusions

Endnotes

Bibliography

Illustrations

1 Map of the Gaspé peninsula.

2 The roadstead of Ile Percé, probably 1686.

3 Bird's-eye view of Mont-Louis, probably 1699.

4 Sketch of Gaspé Bay, June, 1746.

5 A view of Gaspé Bay drawn on the spot by Captain Hervey Smyth, 1758.

6 Plan of the Percé and Baie-des-Morues roadsteads, 1687.



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