Drawn by Samuel de Champlain, this map depicts Québec City and its surroundings in 1613. Still in its infancy at the time, the colony had only a few dwellings. Champlain had just returned to the Québec colony bearing the new title of lieutenant-general of New France, granted to him by King Louis XIII. At the time, maps often featured whimsical elements, like the sea creature on the right.