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Map of the Beaupré Seigneury

Colour cadastral plan showing the seigneurial lots in the Beaupré Seigneury, from the Montmorency River all the way to the Gouffre River. The St. Lawrence River can be seen in green at the bottom of the map, which includes Île aux Coudres.

Source: Plan de la seigneurie de Beau-pré depuis le sault Montmorenci jusqu’à la rivière du Gouffre, Ignace Plamondon Sr., cadastral plan, 1751. Musée de la civilisation, fonds d’archives du Séminaire de Québec, photograph: Jessy Bernier – Perspective Photo, SME-62

Whereas today, the eastern boundary of Côte-de-Beaupré is marked by Sault-au-Cochon, the Beaupré Seigneury used to extend all the way to the Gouffre River in Baie-Saint-Paul.