Samuel de Champlain Before 1604 : Des Sauvages and other Documents Related to the Period

by Heidenreich, Conrad

• ISBN13: 9780773537576
• ISBN10: 0773537570
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-11
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

The French explorer, surveyor, cartographer, and diplomat Samuel de Champlain (c. 15751635) is often called the Father of New France for founding the settlement that became Quebec City, governing New France, and mapping much of the St. Lawrence and eastern Great Lakes region. Champlain was also a prolific writer who documented his experiences in the Americas, including his travels, impressions of the New World, and encounters and alliances with native peoples.Samuel de Champlain before 1604is the definitive edition of the early documents by or about Champlain, correcting numerous errors contained in previous publications. Providing the documents in both English translation And The original French or Spanish, this meticulous, fastidiously researched work includes a comprehensive introduction that provides biographical information, details about Champlain's early career as aide To The quartermaster of Henri IV's army in Brittany and his connections at court, The military and political context underlying French imperialism, And The royal policies that allowed trade and colonization in the Americas. This stunning scholarly achievement will set the historical record straight and be an invaluable resource for decades to come.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Tables	p. ix
Figures	p. xxiii
Preface
Introduction	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xx
Notes on Spelling and Usage	p. xxi
Introductory Essays
Champlain and His Times to 1604: An Interpretive Essay
France and Spain	p. 3
La Nouvelle France, ou Canada	p. 40
Textual Introduction to Des Sauvages
Dealing with Champlain's French	p. 83
Printing History of Des Sauvages	p. 96
Establishing the French Text	p. 110
Editorial Principles and Procedures	p. 121
Documents
Early Biographies of Champlain: Extracts / Anciennes Biographies de Champlain: Extraits	p. 129
Personnel and Pay Records from the Garrisons in Brittany, 1595-1597 / Paiement dans l'armée royale de Bretagne, 1595-1597	p. 154
Gift from Guillermo Elena to Samuel de Champlain / Donación de Guillermo Elena a Samuel de Champlain	p. 173
Factum of the Merchants of Saint-Malo against Champlain, [January 1613] / Factum des marchands de Saint-Malo contre Champlain, [1613]	p. 193
Decrees and Commissions Preparatory to the Voyage of 1603 / Arrêts et commissions pour le traffique du Canada, le 13 mars 1603	p. 204
Excerpts from Champlain's Works Related to Events before 1604 / Extraits des ¿uvres de Champlain avant 1604	p. 213
Des Sauvages, or, Voyage of Samuel Champlain, [1603], 1604 / Des Sauvages, ou, Voyage de Samuel Champlain, [1603], 1604	p. 232
Of the French Who Have Become Accustomed to Being in Canada. Summary of Des Sauvages by Pierre-Victor Cayet, 1605 / Des François qui se sont habituez en Canada. Sommaire de Des Sauvages par Pierre-Victor Cayet, 1605	p. 367
The Voyage of Samvel Champlaine of Brouage, made unto Canada in the yeere 1603	p. 400
Appendices
Champlain's Birthdate and Appearance	p. 429
Champlain's Signature and Titles	p. 436
Chronology to 1604	p. 447
French Measures of Distance, Weight, and Coinage	p. 451
Champlain's Des Sauvages and Edward Hayes's Treatise	p. 457
References	p. 463
Index	p. 483
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