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Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, Baron de, fl. 1703 Compilation of 16 engravings taken from : Nouveaux Voyages de Mr. Le Baron de Lahontan, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09517 Author/Creator: Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, Baron de, fl. 1703 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Print Date: 1703 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 52.4 cm, Width: 55.9 cm Order a Copy

The plates depict American Indians in various scenes. In upper left a small map of Canada's East cost and a profile view of Quebec.

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