Charles Jones Way (Canadian 1835-1919)
Port Neuf Rapids
watercolour, signed with monogram lower left and dated '60
Size: 6 ½ h x 9 ½ w in
J16968
The Port Neuf Rapids are located on the Saint Lawrence River between Quebec City and Trois-Rivières. The area was granted in 1636 by the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France as a seignory to Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie, who became substitute Governor of Trois-Rivières from 1645-1662. The first colonizers arrived around 1640 and settled at the mouth of the “Port Neuf” river which means “New Harbour”.
