Map showing the key location on the St. Lawrence River that are mentioned in the novel.
Fort Frontenac
The fort commanded the point where Lake Ontario flows into the St. Lawrence valley in the vicinity of the Thousand Islands.
La Gallete
Also known as Gallette at La Presentation, this was a mission station situated where the River Oswegatchie enters the St. Lawrence River.
Fort Levis
This is the Fort Amity of the novel, although Q also used some features of La Gallette. The remains of the fort were demolished in the 1950s, along with parts of Chimney Island, on which they stood.
Quebec
The civil, military and religious centre of New France.
Montreal
The second city of New France, which is besieged towards the end of the novel.
The Seigniory of Boisveyrac
Site of the fictional Seigniory of Boisveyrac.