Samuel de Champlain
![Black and white etching of Samuel de Champlain in an oval shaped medaliion. In the background a coastal scene with a fort, houses and a sailboat](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/story-of_histoire-de-ste-marie-ii/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2017/07/false-Champlain.jpg)
Library and Archives Canada, copy neg. number C-00664. ca. 2017
False portrait of Samuel de Champlain, 1854. Champlain played a major role in founding New France and was one of the first explorers to navigate the Canadian Interior and Great Lakes region.