New voyages to North-America. Containing an account of the several nations of that vast continent; their customs, commerce, and way of navigation upon the lakes and rivers; the several Attempts of the English and French to dispossess one another; with the Reasons of the Miscarriage of the former; and the various Adventures between the French, and the Iroquese Confederates of England, from 1683 to 1694. A Geographical Description of Canada, and a Natural History of the Country, with Remarks upon their Government, and the Interest of the English and French in their Commerce. Also a Dialogue between the Author and a General of the Savages, giving a full View of the Religion and strange Opinions of those People: With an Account of the Author's Retreat to Portugal and Denmark, and his Remarks on those Courts. To which is added, A Dictionary of the Algonkine Language, which is generally spoke in North-America. Illustrated with twenty-three maps and cuts. Written in French by the Baron Lahontan, Lord Lieutenant of the French Colony at Placentia in Newfoundland, at that Time in England. Done into English.
- Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1715?.
- Date:
- M,DCC,XXXV. [1735]
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Also known as
Nouveaux voyages. English
Publication/Creation
London : printed for J. and J. Bonwicke, R. Wilkin, S. Birt, T. Ward, E. Wicksteed; and J. Osborn, M,DCC,XXXV. [1735]
Physical description
v.1 ([24],280p.,plates) : maps ; 80.
Edition
The second edition. In two volumes. .. Vol. I.
References note
ESTC N25237
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Subjects
- Indians of North AmericaCanadaEarly works to 1800
- Wyandot languageGlossaries, vocabularies, etcEarly works to 1800
- Algonquin languageGlossaries, vocabularies, etcEarly works to 1800
- CanadaHistoryTo 1763 (New France)
- CanadaDescription and travelEarly works to 1800
- DenmarkDescription and travelEarly works to 1800
- PortugalDescription and travelEarly works to 1800