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Bacqueville de la Potherie, M. de (Claude-Charles le Roy), 1668-1738.

Voyage de l’Amerique, contenant ce qui s’est passé de plus remarquable dans l’Amerique septentrionale depuis 1534 jusqu’à present.

Amsterdam: Henry des Bordes, 1723

Physical Description: 4 v. in 2 : ill., maps, music ; 17 cm. (12mo) v.2: [2], 168, 173-356, [8] p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded)

Call number: E723/ B131v/ v.1-2

Accession number: 35310

Notes: Vol. 2 includes a war chant in the Iroquois language with musical notation, on plate printed on both sides facing p. 20 and 21. Attributed to Bacqueville de la Pothiere by Barbier and NUC Pre-1956. First published as: Histoire de l’Amérique Septentrionale, Paris 1722. Text is identical with that of the Paris 1722 imprint.

To access digital facsimile copy of vol. 1, click here. To access vol. 2, click here.

Languages: Iroquois

Genre: Specimen

Region: North America