France's fortified cod capital on Newfoundland's ice-free Placentia Bay, rival to the English shore across the Avalon.
Surrendered to Britain at the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713; its garrison and settlers relocated to found Louisbourg on Île Royale, ending France's claim to the Newfoundland coast save retained fishing rights.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Plaisance / Placentia — the shape you scrub through changes in 1662 · 1697.
An accessible illustrated history of France's North American strongholds, Louisbourg foremost among them, covering the fortifications that anchored Île Royale and French Newfoundland.
Covers France's Atlantic fishery colonies including Plaisance/Placentia (broad regional context).