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The travels of several learned missioners of the Society of Jesus, into divers parts of the archipelago, India, China, and America containing a general description of the most remarkable towns, with a particular account of the customs, manners and religion of those several nations ...

Title
The travels of several learned missioners of the Society of Jesus, into divers parts of the archipelago, India, China, and America [electronic resource] : containing a general description of the most remarkable towns, with a particular account of the customs, manners and religion of those several nations ... / translated from the French original publish'd at Paris in the year 1713.
Publication
London : Printed for R. Gosling ..., 1714.

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Additional Authors
  • Orellana, Antonio de, 1653-1712.
  • Diéreville, N. de, active 1699-1711.
  • Jesuits
Description
[16], 335, [17] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill.; 20 cm. (8vo)
Uniform Title
Lettres édifiantes et curieuses. English. Selections.
Subject
  • Jesuits > Missions
  • America > Description and travel
  • Asia > Description and travel
Note
  • Twenty letters translated and abridged from the Paris, 1711-1713 ed. of "Lettres édifiantes et curieuses." Contains also an abridged English translation of Dièreville's "Relation du voyage du Port Royale de l'Acadie, ou de la Nouvelle France," and an abridged translation of Antonio de Orellana's "Relacion summaria de la vida, y dichosa mverte del U.P. Cypriano Baraze ... "
  • "Extract of an account of the country of Accadia, in North America," [by Dièreville], p. 277-318.
  • Includes index.
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 40707.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG96-B2858
Title
The travels of several learned missioners of the Society of Jesus, into divers parts of the archipelago, India, China, and America [electronic resource] : containing a general description of the most remarkable towns, with a particular account of the customs, manners and religion of those several nations ... / translated from the French original publish'd at Paris in the year 1713.
Imprint
London : Printed for R. Gosling ..., 1714.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG96-B2858
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Added Author
Orellana, Antonio de, 1653-1712. Relacion summaria de la vida, y dichosa muerte del U.P. Cypriano Baraze. English.
Diéreville, N. de, active 1699-1711. Relation du voyage du Port Royal de l'Acadie, ou de la Nouvelle France. English.
Jesuits.
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