Title continues: "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. Translated from the French of P. de Charlevoix." Charlevoix was the only traveller of the first part of the 18th century to describe the interior of North America and his history of New France was the first general history of Canada to be published. Lande 128. Vlach 149. Sabin 12139. Howes C-308. TPL 190 (later edition). Clarke I-60.
