QUEBEC, Birthplace of New France
Quebec, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, became the capital of New France in 1663. This fortress city and inland seaport served as a crucial control point, linking the Atlantic World with the vast network of navigable rivers and lakes that were the lifeblood of the French empire in North America.This is the second book in the Mendel Guides series, a richly-illustrated collection of volumes that offers an inspiring new vision of Quebec, declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO in 1985. After exploring the upper town in the first volume, Quebec, World Heritage City, architectural historian David Mendel and photographer Luc-Antoine Coutu…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-2-923794-43-3
- EAN: 9782923794433
- Produktnummer: 18963238
- Verlag: Editions Sylvain Harvey
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 148 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 13'298 KB
Über den Autor
David Mendel, President of Mendel Tours, is an architectural historian and renowned speaker. He has often guided heads of state visiting Quebec City, and has organized tours and seminars for more than 25 years. A resident of Quebec's historic district since 1976, he is President of the Foundation of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity - the first Anglican Cathedral built outside the British Isles - and a member of the Consulting Committee for Religious Architecture of the City of Quebec.
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