Voyage du Canada 1752
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- Created Date
- 1752-12-27; 1752-07-24/1752-08-23
- Description
From the Newberry Library: Unsigned copy, dated Dec. 27, 1752 in Qu_bec, of the original account of an expedition by French military engineer Louis Franquet to assess the fortifications around Montreal and Lake Champlain between July 24 and August 23, 1752. Franquet recommends improving fortifications in Trois-Rivi_res and Mont?eal by constructing garrisons of masonry instead of wood; and increasing production of iron at the Forges de St. Maurice...
- Creator
Franquet, Louis, 1697-1768
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Location
- Que?bec--Montre?al
North America--Lake Champlain
Que?bec--Trois-Rivie?res
Forges de St. Maurice
Que?bec--Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes (Seigneurie)
Fort St. Louis
Fort St. Jean
Que?bec--La Prairie
New York (State)--Fort Albany
Que?bec--Chambly--Fort Chambly
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- Format
- DiariesPersonal narratives
- Language
- French
- Rights
- The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions
- Chicago citation style
- Franquet, Louis, 1697-1768. Voyage du Canada 1752. 1752-12-27; 1752-07-24/1752-08-23. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/52707. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Franquet, Louis, 1697-1768, (1752-12-27; 1752-07-24/1752-08-23) Voyage du Canada 1752. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/52707
- MLA citation style
- Franquet, Louis, 1697-1768. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/52707>.