French Canadian Collection

French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a turn-of-the-century illustration

Rafting furs from the northwoods to market
Fur traders steering a raft through rapids of a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French soldiers in North America, early 1700s
Canada and Louisiana defended by French soldiers in the early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Frontiersmen on the upper Missouri River, 1800s
Half-breeds and French voyageurs towing a boat in the upper Missouri River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

War dance
Native American war dance near the St. Lawrence River during the French and Indian War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Trappers hauling furs to a Canadian trading post
Fur train from the north arriving at a Canadian trading post, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

North American colonies in 1733
European claims in North America in 1733, when the last English colony, Georgia, was founded. Color lithograph

Neighborhood concert in a French-Canadian village, 1900
French-Canadian villagers enjoying impromtu music, circa 1900. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Quebec, 1870s
Map of Quebec province, Canada, 1870s. Printed color lithograph

Louis de Buade, Count Frontenac, Governor General of New France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration from a statue

Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

Dining hall of the French colonists at Annapolis Royal, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ice-cutting in Quebec, 1850s
Sawing and harvesting ice on the St. Lawrence River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French priest baptising natives at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French-Canadians enjoying a dance in early Quebec. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Montreal, Canada, seen from the St. Lawrence River, 1760. Hand-colored woodcut

Raft transport on the St Lawrence River
Rafts on the rapids of the St Lawrence River, Canada. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Early settlers hunting on snowshoes in Canada. Hand-colored woodcut

Evangeline, an illustration from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Toboggan slide in a park in Montreal, Canada, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French-Canadian farmers plowing in the Saint Lawrence valley of Quebec, 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Catholic clergyman of the Order of St. Sulpice, Quebec, Canada, circa 1700. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped