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Champlain explored Canada in the earlv part of the seventeenth century, and founded the city of Québec. He was nominated French governor of Canada in 1620. He has left a book of Voyages.

La Hontan (baron de) (1666-1715), a French traveller and writer who went to Canada in 1683. In 1693 he was sent to Terre-Neuve (Newfoundland) as king's lieutenant, but quarrelled with the governor and returned to France. On hearing that he was about to be arrested he went abroad. He explorea the Far West, and has left several volumes of travels.

Lescarbot (1580-1630 î), French writer and traveller. He

went to Canada jiïi 1604, and brought back from that country many valuable documents, and a great deal of useful information.

Lafitau, Charlevoix were both Jesuit missionaries to the natives of North America during the early part of the eighteenth century. They both wrote works on North America and the North American Indians.

1. 28. les Lettres édifiantes, a large collection of letters written mostly by Jesuit missionaries, and containing a vast store of information on the various countries visited by them.

Page 180. 1. 1. Fur Colombian- American Company. Chateaubriand's knowledge of English was considérable, but not always free from Gallicisms.

Page 181. 1. 3. la grive cTAgrippine : the story is related by various authors, but on whose authority we hâve not been able to discover.