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Seaport of Dieppe

Detail of a painting representing the last minutes spent onshore by nuns before boarding the ship for Québec. This 19th century painting is not a realistic representation of the seaport of Dieppe, where this historic event took place in 1639.

Illustration: Anonymous. Le départ de madame de la Peltrie, de France, Dieppe, le 4 mai 1639. National Archives of Canada.
Last update: September 7, 2001
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