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A company man : the remarkable French-Atlantic voyage of a clerk for the Company of the Indies : a memoir / by Marc-Antoine Caillot ; edited and with an introduction by Erin M. Greenwald ; translated by Teri F. Chalmers.
- Title
- A company man : the remarkable French-Atlantic voyage of a clerk for the Company of the Indies : a memoir / by Marc-Antoine Caillot ; edited and with an introduction by Erin M. Greenwald ; translated by Teri F. Chalmers.
- Author
- Caillot, Marc-Antoine, 1707-1758.
- Publication
- New Orleans, Louisiana : The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F372.C24 A3 2013 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xlii, 182 pages : some color illustrations, some color maps; 27 cm
- Summary
- "Caillot's 1730 memoir recounts a young man's voyage from Paris to New Orleans, where he served the Company of the Indies. An introduction and annotations provide historical context to this intimate examination of life in the French-Atlantic world"--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Relation du voyage de la Louisianne ou Nouvelle France fait par le Sr. Caillot en l'annee 1730. English
- Alternative Title
- Relation du voyage de la Louisianne ou Nouvelle France fait par le Sr. Caillot en l'annee 1730.
- Subject
- Caillot, Marc-Antoine, 1707-1758 > Travel > Louisiana
- Caillot, Marc-Antoine, 1707-1758 > Travel > Louisiana > New Orleans
- Caillot, Marc-Antoine, 1707-1758 > Travel > Atlantic Ocean
- Compagnie des Indes > Officials and employees > Biography
- 1700-1799
- French > Louisiana > History > 18th century
- Indians of North America > Louisiana > History > 18th century
- Ocean travel > History > 18th century
- Clerks > France > Paris > Biography
- Louisiana > Description and travel
- New Orleans (La.) > Description and travel
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Note
- Translation of an unpublished eighteenth-century manuscript acquired by The Historic New Orleans Collection in 2004.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-300) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- An American Journey -- An Account of the Mississippi Country and the Indians Who Inhabit This Land.
- ISBN
- 9780917860614 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
- 0917860616 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2012032307
- OCLC
- 807768791
- SCSB-11353536
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library