Journal of a voyage to North-America : undertaken by order of the French King : containing the geographical description and natural history of that country, particularly Canada : together with an account of the customs, characters, religion, manners and traditions of the original inhabitants : in a series of letters to the Duchess of Lesdiguieres / translated from the French of P. de Charlevoix ; in two volumes

Description

Bookseller's advertisements: [4] p. bound in v.2, following p. 380 and before index.

Includes index.

Also available online.

SCNHRB has four copies.

SCNHRB c. 1 (v.1: 39088002728657, v.2: 39088002728665) has armorial bookplate of Samuel Vaughan; inscribed in ink on front paste-downs: Wm. Vaughan.

SCNHRB c. 1 has polished sprinkled calf binding, gilt decorated spine, title in gilt within leather spine labels.

SCNHRB c. 2 (v.1: 39088012039756, v.2: 39088012039798) stamped on title pages: Bureau of American Ethnology Library 1896 [acc. no.] 5874-5.

SCNHRB c. 2 is half bound in maroon goatskin and marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, title in gilt on spine, top edge gilt; measures 22 cm.

SCNHRB c. 3 (v.1: 39088013478508; v.2: 39088013478540) t.p. to v.1 torn at head, slightly affecting text. Inscribed at head on t.p. to v.2: E. Mason.

SCNHRB c. 3 is the gift of Harry Lubrecht; with his pencilled bookseller's markings on the 1st front free endpaper: NS 4/66.

SCNHRB c. 3 half bound in green calf and marbled paper boards, title in gilt within red leather spine label; with ticket on back paste-down of v.2: From Robert Clarke & Co. publishers & booksellers, Cincinnati.

SCNHRB c. 4 (v.1: 39088013481254; v.2: 39088013481296) imperfect: lacking map.

SCNHRB c. 4 inscribed in ink on front free endpaper of v. 1 and half title of v. 2: Henry R. Schoolcraft.

SCNHRB c. 4 has stamped on front free endpaper of v. 1 and t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution Schoolcraft Deposit [ms. acc. no.] 170737.

SCNHRB c. 4 has occasional pencilled ms. markings in text.

SCNHRB c. 4 half bound in black sheepskin and marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, marbled endpapers.

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Type

Scanned Books

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Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Creator

Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de 1682-1761

Keywords

Discovery and exploration Description and travel

Name

former owner: Vaughan, Samuel DSI former owner: Vaughan, William DSI former owner: Mason, E. DSI donor: Lubrecht, Harry 1908-1997 DSI former owner: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe 1793-1864 DSI bookseller: Robert Clarke & Co. DSI

Identifier

Call number: F1030 .C47 1761 Call number: F1030.C47 1761

Dates

Date: 1761

Physical Description

Physical description: 2 v., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Additional Info

Place: New France Place: Canada Place: Mississippi River Valley Title: Charlevoix Canada DSI Title: Voyage to North America DSI Title: Charlevoix's North America DSI