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In Search of a Pastoral Paradise |
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The Acadians |
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On March 1, 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano (Jean Verazan) of Dieppe visited Labrador,
Newfoundland and as far south as the Carolinas, claiming all the land for the King of France. He called the new lands Achadia, which in Greek and Roman classics was a term used to describe to a Pastoral Paradise; evidence of how impressed he was with the what he saw. |
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Ten years later, Jacques Cartier would explore the region again, and though he only stayed a few days, left a written account of his experiences.
The first to attempt settlement was Sieur De Monts, who arrived in 1604 with amoung others, Samuel De Champlain and Jean De Poutrincourt. Champlain, was charged by the king to write a "faithful account of all he saw", so he mapped and described in detail the coastline and bays, giving flowery accounts of the land and waterways.
Poutrincourt was in charge of providing soldiers and munitions, but he became smitten with a beautiful bay and asked if he could have it as his own. He named his future settlement Port Royal, and though he made several attempts at colonization, met with failure and aborted all plans. His son however, remained in the area with his cousin Charles De La Tour, who would later play an important role in it's development. |
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E-MAIL ME |
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The King James Version - The Baronies of New Scotland |
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Though Not the First Pirate - Cartier's Account of the Maritime Shores |
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Ste. Croix Island - The Winter of our Discontent |
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Amidst the Rocks and Fog of Cape Sable - The Rise of Charles La Tour |
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The Heroine of Acadia - Marie Francoise Jacquemin |
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The Jewel of Acadia- Port Royal the Early Years |
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Devout and Modest Little Servant of God - Jeanne De Reux Motin |
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With the Purest of Intentions - They Return to Port Royal |
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A Touch of Aristocracy in the Canadian Wilderness - Marie Claude Pajot |
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The Devils of Loudun and the Spawn of Satan - The Tangled Web of the D'Aulnay Family |
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The Vice-Admiral and the Black Robes - Holding Down the Fort |
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A Gentleman in the Wilderness - The Writings of Marc Lescarbot |
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The Jesuit's View of Acadia - The Early Years 1610-1613 |
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The Zealous Lady of Honour - Antionette De Pons |
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French Immigrants Home Page |
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Immigrants Home Page |
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Victorian Canada Home Page |
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