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Map showing land use in Côte-de-Beaupré in 1709

Archival map showing part of Côte-de-Beaupré (L’Ange-Gardien, Château-Richer, and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré) and how the land was divided up into long rectangular strips perpendicular to the St. Lawrence River. Each strip of land bears its owner’s name.

Source: Government of Québec survey map (1709) commissioned by Monseigneur the Count of Pontchartrain; Commander of the King’s Orders, Minister, and Secretary of State; from Sieur Catalogne, Lieutenant, and drawn by Jean Bt. Decouagne [facsimile] [detail], Gédéon de Catalogne (1662-1729), 1709. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, G/3451/G46/1709/C381/1921 DCA.

A document of great value to historians, this detail of a map drawn by Gédéon de Catalogne shows the lands granted within the territory of the Beaupré Seigneury, as well as the names of the land owners at that time.