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Champlain, Samuel de, 1567-1635.

Les voyages de la Nouuelle France occidentale, dicte Canada... ensemble... vn catechisme ou instruction traduicte du françois au langage des peuples sauuages de quelque contrée.

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Paris: Claude Collet, 1632

Physical Description: 16, 308, 310, 8, 54, 20 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm. (4to)

Call number: E632/ C453v

Accession number: 02851, 01821

Notes: Includes “Doctrine chrestienne du R.P. Ledesme de la Compagnie de Iesus. Traduicte en langage canadois, autre que celuy des Montagnars, pour la conversion des habitans dudit pays. Par le R.P. Breboeuf de la mesme compagnie”, first published Rouen, 1630 (p. 1-15, 6th count), with French and Huron / Wyandot in parallel columns; and "L'Oraison Dominicale, tradvite en langage des Montagnars de Canada. Par le R.P. [Enemond] Massé de la Compagnie de Iesus" (p. 16-20, 6th count), with Montagnar text and French interlinear translation. JCB has 2 copies: copy 1 is bound differently from the normal order; copy 2 lacks the map.

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Languages: Cree-Montagnais / Wyandot

Genre: Catechisms and Creeds

Region: North America