New voyages to North-America. . Containing an account of the several nations of that vast continent; their customs, commerce, and way of navigations upon the lakes and rivers;... A geographical description of Canada, and a natural history of the country, ... Also a dialogue between the author and a general of the savages... to which is added, a dictionary of the Algonkine language, which is generally spoken in North-America. Illustrated with twenty three mapps and cutts. Written in French by the Baron Lahontan, Lord Lievtenant of the French Colony at Placentia in New-foundland, now in England. Done into English. In two volumes. ...
Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de Lahontan (1666-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1703
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3041584
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v., plates . maps . 8vo.. Old shelf-mark: J.2.1-2. Folded map at vol. 1 p.1B badly torn. Publisher's price code on v.1 flyleaf: s/s 2.vll; on t-p: h/s.. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley (pasted over earlier plate). Scribbles on v.1 pastedown.. Binding: Blind tooled, panelled, sprinkled calf. Gold tooled spine (Saltram tools).
Makers and roles
Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de Lahontan (1666-1715)