Lahontan''s New Voyages to North-America, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Lahontan''s New Voyages to North-America, Vol. 1

About the middle of the seventeenth century, Lahontan was erected into a barony, Of which Isaac de Lom, Sieur d''arce, the father Of our author, was the second baron. The Lahontan'', Sieur d''arce was famous as a civil engineer, having the made the port Of Bayonne navigable for sea-going vessels (1630 As a recompense for this and certain military services, Louis XIV granted to him and his heirs for ever (1658) a monopoly Of navigation and transportation in the harbor Of Bayonne, and a pension Of three thousand livres per annum for a dozen years; in later years, he was made reformer-general Of Bearn, a councillor Of the parlement Of Navarre, a chevalier Of St. Michel, and a bourgeois Of Bayonne.

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Publisher - Forgotten Books

Language - English

Hardback

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Author

Reuben Gold Thwaites


Published Date -

ISBN - 9780265198995

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm

Page Count - 531

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Reuben Gold Thwaites


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ISBN - 9781331579229

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm

Page Count - 533

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