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Description du Fort de Quebec, 1635
Description du Fort de Quebec, 1635
CA RBD MSG 1332-2 · Item · 1635
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Manuscript plan of Quebec fort. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper. Includes a legend identifying parts of fort. Statement of scale is 15 toises. Additional note about scale: "grand fleuve St. Lawrence 660 toize de large. La montage a 35 tois de hauteur."
Jean Bourdon plans collection
CA RBD MSG 1332 · Collection · between approximately 1635-1642

The collection consists of 10 ink manuscript maps and plans on paper, some hand-coloured, depicting the earliest settlements and fortifications at Montreal and Quebec City. The earliest dated document is a plan of the fort of Quebec and is dated 1635. The earliest document in the collection depicting Montreal is believed to date back to 1642. The maps and plans were prepared by Jean Bourdon, seigneur and surveyor for the French colony. Included in the collection is a plan of the earliest Fort Richelieu of which nothing had previously been known. There are also detail drawings of riverside fortifications, probably near Montreal.

 Bourdon, Jean, 1601 or 1602-1668
Plan de labitation faicte par le Sr. Bourdon
Plan de labitation faicte par le Sr. Bourdon
CA RBD MSG 1332-6 · Item · between approximately 1635 and 1642
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Manuscript plan attributed to Jean Bourdon. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper. Includes a legend identifying structures such as towers, sleeping quarters, platforms, palisades, a bakery, a forge, and gardens. Statement of scale 12 toises.
Plan du fort de Quebec par le Sr. Bourdon
Plan du fort de Quebec par le Sr. Bourdon
CA RBD MSG 1332-1 · Item · between approximately 1635 and 1642
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Manuscript plan of Quebec fort attributed to Jean Bourdon. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper. Includes a legend identifying parts of fort. Includes two statements of scale: "Toise pour le fort" (15 toises) and "Eschelle de la Montagne" (230 toises).
Plan of a fort
Plan of a fort
CA RBD MSG 1332-5 · Item · between approximately 1635 and 1642
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Manuscript plan of a riverside fort with bastion fortifications and a wide ditch. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper and hand coloured in blue and red. Includes a legend identifying parts of the structure, with some letters crossed out.
Plan of a fortified building
Plan of a fortified building
CA RBD MSG 1332-4 · Item · between approximately 1635 and 1642
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Manuscript plan of a riverside building with bastion fortifications, possibly a warehouse. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper and hand coloured in blue and red. Includes a legend identifying parts of the structure, including a magazine, courtyard, pavilions, etc.
Plan of a Montreal settlement
Plan of a Montreal settlement
CA RBD MSG 1332-7 · Item · approximately 1642
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Manuscript plan identified as the the first settlement at Montreal, 1642, possibly on an inlet. Drawn in brown ink on laid paper. Includes buildings such as a chapel and magazine, as well as cannons and a place for small fishing boats ("chalouppe").
Plan of an unidentified fort
Plan of an unidentified fort
CA RBD MSG 1332-10 · Item · between approximately 1635 and 1642
Part of Jean Bourdon plans collection

Unfinished manuscript plan of elevated fort, in the style of a bastion fort. Drawn in dark brown ink on laid paper and hand coloured in green and red. Fort has no details beyond external wall.