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"Quebec -- From Levis: For historical associations Quebec will compare with any city of America; for scenery it need fear the rivalry of but few places in the whole world. It occupies the summit and base of a lofty crag projecting into the St. Lawrence. Jaques Cartier, the first European who sailed into the river, spent the winter of 1535 here. Samuel Champlain, in 1608, established a permanent settlement, which for 150 years was the headquarters of French rule in the New World. The world-wide conflict between French and English that raged during the eighteenth century, the Seven Years' War, extended to Canada, and in 1759 the British captured Quebec after one of the most celebrated fights in history. (Notes to picture.--Left to right, the Citadel, the Chateau Frontenac, the Post Office, Laval University and Archbishop's Palace, and the Seminary. The Lower Town along the water's edge.)"

Excerpt from "ACROSS CANADA BY C. P. R.", Section 2--The Province of Quebec; booklet, McGill University Illustrated Lectures, 1928.

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