Section IIa
Translations of Samuel de Champlain's Large-Scale Maps

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Numbers indicate fathoms of water

A

Map of residential section (see item 10)

B

Gardens

C

Small islet used as a platform for the cannon

D

Platforms where some cannons were placed

E

Cemetery

F

Chapel

G

Rocky shallows around Sainte Croix Island

H

Small islet

I

Spot where the sieur de Mons started building a water mill

L

Place where charcoal was made

M

Gardens on the western mainland

N

Other gardens on the eastern mainland

O

Large, quite high mountain, inland

P

River of the Etechemins passing around St. Croix Island

A

Sieur de Mons' lodgings

B

Public house where one could pass the time during rain

C

Gunpowder and arms store (magazine)

D

Swiss soldiers' lodgings

E

Smithy

F

Carpenters' lodgings

G

Well

H

Oven where bread was baked

I

Kitchen

L

Gardens

M

Other gardens

N

Square, in the middle of which is a tree

O

Palisades

P

Lodgings of sieurs d'Orville, Champlain, and Chandore

Q

Lodgings of sieurs Boulay and other craftsmen

R

Lodgings of sieurs de Genestou, Sourin, and other craftsmen

T

Lodgings of sieurs de Beaumont, la Motte Bourioli, and Fougeray

V

Lodgings of our pastor

X

Other gardens

Y

The river surrounding the island

Numbers indicate fathoms of water

A

Course of the river

B

Islands at the entrance of the river

C

Two very dangerous rocks in the river

D

Islets and rocks along the shore

E

Shallows where 60-ton ships can run aground at high tide

F

Place where the savages build their huts when they come to catch fish

G

Sand bars along the shore

H

Fresh-water pond

I

Stream where shallops can enter at half tide

L

Isles, four in number, which lie in the river after you enter it

Numbers indicate fathoms of water

A

The river

B

The place where they [the natives] have their fortress

C

Huts in or nearby fields. They cultivate the land and sow Indian corn

D

Large sandy land, although full of grassy parts

E

Another place where, after the corn has been sown, they build their dwellings all together without separation

F

Marsh, where there are good pastures

G

Spring of clear water

H

Large headland completely cleared except for a few fruit trees and wild vines

I

Small islet at the river's mouth

L

Another islet

M

Two islands in whose lee ships can cast anchor with sufficient depth

N

Cleared headland where Marchim came to meet us

O

Four islands

P

Small stream which dries out at low tide

Q

Shallows along the shore

R

Roadstead where ships can cast anchor when waiting for the tide

Numbers indicate fathoms of water

A

The two entrances to the port

B

Sand dunes where the savages killed a sailor from the sieur de Mons' bark

C

Places where the sieur de Mons' bark was in the port

D

Spring on the shore of the port

E

A river flowing down to the port

F

Stream

G

Small area where lots of fish are caught

H

Sand dunes where there is a small woods and lots of vines

I

Island at the tip of the dunes

L

Houses and dwellings of the savages who cultivate the land

M

Shallows and sand bars at the entrance as well as inside the port

O

Sand dunes

P

Seashore

Q

Sieur de Poitrincourt's bark when he was there two years after sieur de Mons

R

Landing place of sieur de Poitrincourt's men