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CARD ISSUE (PAPER MONEY) OF 1729, FOR 12 LIVRES . . . . . 162 From Breton's "Illustrated History of Coins and Tokens Relating to Canada" (Montreal, 1892).

CANADIAN FIFTEEN SOL PIECE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Ibid.

CANADIAN TRAPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 From La Potherie's "Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale" (Paris, 1753).

PORTRAIT AND AUTOGRAPH OF CAVELIER DE LA SALLE . . . . . . 185 B. Sulte's "Histoire des Canadiens-Francais."

FRONTENAC, FROM HEBERT'S STATUE AT QUEBEC . . . . . . . . 193 From Dr. Stewart's collection of Quebec photographs.

CAPTURE OF FORT NELSON IN HUDSON BAY, BY THE FRENCH . . . 205 From La Potherie's "Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale."

PORTRAIT OF CHEVALIER D'IBERVILLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 From a portrait in Margry's "Decouvertes et etablissements des Francois dans le Sud de l'Amerique Septentrionale" (Paris, 1876-'83).

VIEW OF LOUISBOURG IN 1731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 From a sketch in the Paris Archives.

MAP OF FRENCH FORTS IN AMERICA, 1750-60 . . . . . . . . . 221 From Bourinot's "Cape Breton and its Memorials of the French Regime" (Montreal, 1891).

PORTRAIT OF MONTCALM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 From B. Sulte's "Histoire des Canadiens-Francais."

LOUISBOURG MEDALS OF 1758 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 From Bourinot's "Cape Breton," etc.

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PORTRAIT OF WOLFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 From print in "A Complete History of the Late War," etc. (London and Dublin, 1774), by Wright.

PLAN OF OPERATIONS AT SIEGE OF QUEBEC . . . . . . . . . . 251 Made from a more extended plan in "The Universal Magazine" (London, Dec., 1859).

MONTCALM AND WOLFE MONUMENT AT QUEBEC . . . . . . . . . . 261 From Dr. Stewart's collection of Quebec photographs.

VIEW OF QUEBEC IN 1760 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 From "The Universal Magazine" (London, 1760).

VIEW OF MONTREAL IN 1760 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Ibid.

PORTRAIT AND AUTOGRAPH OF JOSEPH BRANT (THAYENDANEGEA) . . 299 From Stone's "Life of Joseph Brant," original ed. (New York, 1838).

PRESCOTT GATE AND BISHOP'S PALACE IN 1800 . . . . . . . . 307 From a sketch by A. J. Russell in Hawkins's "Pictures of Quebec."

PORTRAIT OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SIMCOE . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 From Dr. Scadding's "Toronto of Old" (Toronto, 1873).

PORTRAIT OF MAJ.-GENERAL BROCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 From a picture in possession of J. A. Macdonell, Esq., of Alexandria, Ontario.

PORTRAIT OF COLONEL DE SALABERRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 From Fennings Taylor's "Portraits of British Americans" (W. Notman, Montreal, 1865-'67).

MONUMENT AT LUNDY'S LANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 From a photograph through courtesy of Rev. Canon Bull, Niagara South, Ont.

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PORTRAIT OF LOUIS J. PAPINEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 From Fennings Taylor's "Portraits of British Americans."

PORTRAIT OF BISHOP STRACHAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Ibid.

PORTRAIT OF W. LYON MACKENZIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 From C. Lindsey's "Life and Times of W. L. Mackenzie" (Toronto, 1863).

PORTRAIT OF JUDGE HALIBURTON, AUTHOR OF "THE CLOCK-MAKER" 359 From a portrait given to author by Mr. F. Blake Crofton of Legislative Library, Halifax, N. S.

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