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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09517 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Compilation of 16 engravings taken from : Nouveaux Voyages de Mr. Le Baron de Lahontan, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale |
| Date | 17 February 1813 |
| Author | Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, Baron de |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | American Indian History |
| People | Adams, Abigail (1744-1818) |
| Place written | Paris, Freres l'Honore |
| Theme | War of 1812; Naval & Maritime; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lahontan spent twenty years in Canada fighting the Iroquois and traveling about, and exploring along the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. Forced into exile for his unsympathetic accounts of the civil and ecclesiastical administration of Canada, Lahonton is today best remembered not for the value of the accounts of his explorations, but for his inserting an account of a pretended trip west of the Mississippi which he undoubtedly could not have made. Streeter notes that "Lahontan's work is devoted almost entirely to the description of Indian life in Canada, and is one of the best early works on the subjects." Graff 2365. Howes L25. (Streeter 107). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |