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Virtual Memorial

Samuel de Champlain

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Samuel de Champlain, remembered for New France, Exploration, Quebec history.

c. 1574 - 1635Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Portrait or photograph of Samuel de Champlain: Inauthentic depiction of Champlain, by Théophile Hamel (d. 1870), after the one by Ducornet (d. 1856), based on a
Inauthentic depiction of Champlain, by Théophile Hamel (d. 1870), after the one by Ducornet (d. 1856), based on a portrait of Michel Particelli d'Emery (d. 1650) by Balthasar Monco Théophile Hamel, Probably from the Collection of the Governor General of Canada, La Citadelle, Québec, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Samuel de Champlain Is Remembered

Samuel de Champlain is remembered for new france, exploration, quebec history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Samuel de Champlain.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Samuel de Champlain's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City and established New France as a permanent French colony in North America.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Samuel de Champlain: Samuel_de_Champlain (1567-1635), probably after a portrait by Moncornet

Samuel_de_Champlain (1567-1635), probably after a portrait by Moncornet

Book author: François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, 1787-1874; (Boston: Dana Estes & Charles E. Lauriat (Imp.), 19th C.), 190. Etching signed: E. Ronjat, A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Vol. 6, Chapter 53, p. 190, Public domain, via Wikimed

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Portrait or photograph of Samuel de Champlain: Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), huile sur toile

Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), huile sur toile

Baron H. de Holmfeldt, d'après le portrait de De Moncornet, Self-photographed , Jeangagnon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Samuel de Champlain: Title: Samuel de Champlain Abstract/medium: 1 photomechanical print.

Title: Samuel de Champlain Abstract/medium: 1 photomechanical print.

Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Library of Congress Catalog: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004671925 Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3a30000/3a33000/3a33800/3a33803r.jpg Original url: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item

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