I fr. 25, one franc ^ 2^ centimes

138* 25. Normands, Poitevins, Bretons, natives of Normandy^ Poitou and Brittany^ ancient provinces in western France, from which came most of the French colonists of Canada.

133, i^. Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) made a first voyage to Canada in 1534. In 1535-6 he made a second and penetrated as far as the present site of Montreal. His third voyage was in 1541, \vhen colonization was begun. He later made a fourth voyage.