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Event trade Americas

Quebec City

1608 CE

Hub of the French fur trade empire in North America, where European goods were exchanged for beaver pelts from the continental…

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Provincial capital of Quebec, Canada

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Landmark · Americas

Quebec City

1608 CE – still standing

Hub of the French fur trade empire in North America, where European goods were exchanged for beaver pelts from the continental interior

Standing in 1608 CE

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Quebec City Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0