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First miracle in Canada
This painting by Quebec artist Antonio Masselotte dates from the early 20th century. It depicts Cartier’s crew in a procession to thank Our Lady of Rocamadour for saving them from scurvy, a disease caused by malnutrition. In his travel diary, Cartier explained that Indigenous people cured the French with a birch bark tea.
Antonio Masselotte
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: circa 1900