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Voyages of Samuel de Champlain / translated from the French by Charles Pomeroy Otis ; with historical illustrations, and a memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter.

Title
Voyages of Samuel de Champlain / translated from the French by Charles Pomeroy Otis ; with historical illustrations, and a memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter.
Author
Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635.
Publication
Boston : Published by the Prince Society, 1878-1882.

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Additional Authors
  • Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy), 1840-1888.
  • Slafter, Edmund F. (Edmund Farwell), 1816-1906.
Description
3 volumes : 11 illustrations (2 folded), 21 maps (9 folded), 2 portraits; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Publications of the Prince Society ; [v. 11-13]
Uniform Title
  • Voyages du sieur de Champlain. English.
  • Harvard anthropology preservation microfilm project ; 00405.
  • Publications of the Prince Society ; v. 11-13.
Alternative Title
  • Voyages du sieur de Champlain.
  • Memoir of Samuel de Champlain
  • Voyages of Sieur de Champlain
  • Champlain's voyages
  • Champlain's voyages.
Subject
  • Indians of North America > Canada
  • Premières Nations
  • Discoveries in geography
  • Discoveries in geography > French
  • Indians of North America
  • New France > Discovery and exploration
  • America > Discovery and exploration > French
  • Nouvelle-France > Découverte et exploration
  • Amérique > Découverte et exploration françaises
  • America
  • Canada
  • North America > New France
Note
  • Series t.p.: The Publications of the Prince Society, established May 25th, 1858 : Champlain's voyages; series page in red and black..
  • "Vol. II. 1604-1610. Heliotype copies of twenty local maps."
  • "Two hundred and fifty copies, small paper"--Facing t.p.
  • "Editor : The Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, A.M."--T.p. verso.
  • Includes index in each volume.
  • Most plates with guard sheets.
  • Reprint, with original t.p.
  • Champlain's explanation of the 'Carte de la Novvelle France. 1632'" (v. 1, p. [293]-304) with facsimile of original map, is taken from the author's "Les voyages de la Novvelle France occidentale, dicte Canada," Paris, 1632.
  • Pagination; v.1. [5], vi-viii, [3], 2-340 pages, [5] leaves of plates : 1 illustration, 2 folded maps, 2 portraits -- v. 2. [5], vii-xiv, [3], 2-273, [1] pages, [19] leaves of plates ; 3 illustrations (2 folded), 16 maps (4 folded) -- v. 3. [5], vi, [2], 2-240 pages, [10] leaves of plates : 7 illustrations, 3 maps (2 folded).
Indexed In (note)
  • Lande, L.M. Lawrence Lande Coll.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • v. 1. 1567-1635.--Preface.--Memoir of Samuel de Champlain.--Annotationes postescripte.--Preface to the translation, by C.P. Otis.--The savages or Voyage of Samuel de Champlain, of Brouage, made in New France in the year 1603. Describing, the customs, mode of life, marriages, wars, and dwellings of the savages of Canada. Discoveries for more than four hundred and fifty leagues in the country. The tribes, animals, rivers, lakes, islands, lands, trees and fruits found there. Discoveries on the coast of La Cadie, and numerous mines existing there according to the report of the savages. Paris, C. de Monstr'il [1604] 1880.
  • v. 2. 1604-1610.--Preface.--The voyages of sieur de Champlain, of Saintonge, captain in ordinary to the king in the marine; or, A most faithful journal of observations made in the exploration of New France, describing not only the countries, coasts, rivers, ports, and harbors, with their latitudes and the various deflections of the magnetic needle, but likewise the religious belief of the inhabitants, their superstitions, mode of life and warfare ... Paris, J. Berjon, 1613. 1878.
  • v. 3. 1611-1618.--Preface.--The voyages of sieur de Champlain ... Paris, J. Berjon, 1613 (cont'd)--Voyages and discoveries in New France, from the year 1615 tot he end of the year 1618. By sieur de Champlain, captain in ordinary to the king in the western sea. Where are described the manners, customs, dress, mode of warfare, hunting, dances, festivals, and method of burial of various savage peoples, with many remarkable experiences of the author in this country, and an account of the beauty, fertility, and temperature of the same. Paris, C. Collet. 1619. 1882.
LCCN
03017624
OCLC
  • 6874887
  • SCSB-11249315
Owning Institutions
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