Isle Madame is a photograph by Eva Lechner which was uploaded on August 13th, 2016.
Isle Madame
SOLD as a print on 4/14/2021 to a buyer from Quincy, MA - United States
Isle Madame is a Canadian island located off the southwestern... more
by Eva Lechner
Title
Isle Madame
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph
Description
SOLD as a print on 4/14/2021 to a buyer from Quincy, MA - United States
Isle Madame is a Canadian island located off the southwestern corner of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.
The island was settled by France as part of its colony of �le-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island). It is presumed to have been named for Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of France's King Louis XIV. After the fall of Louisbourg in 1758, 4,000 inhabitants were deported. However, a group of ten Acadian families from Port-Toulouse fled to this Isle Madame where their descendants still live today. Following the Seven Years' War, �le-Royale and its constituent territories such as Isle Madame, reverted to British control. Some Acadian families also made their way from Massachusetts to Isle Madame in 1766
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August 13th, 2016
