Journal of a voyage to North-America
Subtitle: 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
By: translated from the French of P. de Charlevoix ; in two volumes
Contributors: Vaughan, Samuel, former owner; Vaughan, William, former owner; Mason, E., former owner; Lubrecht, Harry, 1908-1997, donor; Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864, former owner; Robert Clarke & Co
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ...
Published: 1761
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; fre
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Description and travel; Indians of North America; Discovery and exploration
Other titles: Charlevoix Canada; Voyage to North America; Charlevoix's North America
Work titles: Journal d'un voyage
Notes: Bookseller's advertisements: [4] p. bound in v.2, following p. 380 and before index.

Includes index.

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

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.