Charles Bécart de Granville et de Fonville ( bapt. May 31, 1675 – January 2, 1703) was a king's attorney, draughtsman, and cartographer at

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

. Charles, who was often called Sieur de Granville and was the brother of

Paul Bécart de Granville et de Fonville Paul Bécart de Granville et de Fonville (January 18, 1695 – March 19, 1754) was an officer in the French colonial regular troops and a seigneur. Bécart de Grenville et de Fonville was the brother of Charles Bécart de Granville et de Fonvill ...

, was considered by some to be a genius. He had begun a naval career when the death of the incumbent king's attorney in the provost court of Quebec caused a vacancy. Although he had not reached the age of majority,

Louis-Hector de Callière Louis-Hector de Callière or Callières (; 12 November 1648 – 26 May 1703) was a French military officer, who was the governor of Montreal (1684–1699), and the 13th governor of New France from 1698 to 1703. During his tenure as governor of M ...

, the

governor general of New France Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760 and the last French vice-regal post. It was replaced by the British post of Governor of the Province of Quebec following the fall of New France. While t ...

and

Jean Bochart de Champigny Jean Bochart de Champigny, Sieur de Noroy et de Verneuil (; 1643–September 27, 1720), was Intendant of New France from 1686 to 1702. His mandate was one of the longest, rivalling those of Hocquart and Bégon. He served as intendant during the ...

, the

intendant of New France The Intendant of New France was an Public administration, administrative position in the French colony of New France. He controlled the colony's entire civil administration. He gave particular attention to settlement and economic development, and to ...

obtained a commission for him from the king and he became king's attorney in 1700. He died in a smallpox epidemic. Bécart was important to the history of

New France New France (, ) was the territory colonized by Kingdom of France, France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Kingdom of Great Br ...

because of his maps and for his ''Vue de Québec'' which identified him as a potentially remarkable artist.

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* People of New France Draughtsmen 1675 births 1703 deaths {{KingdomofFrance-stub