The Voyages of Jacques Cartier
Kindle Edition
University of Toronto Press · Ebook · December 15, 1993
Jacques Cartier's voyages of 1534, 1535, and 1541constitute the first record of European impressions of the St Lawrence region of northeastern North American and its peoples.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- Cartier’s accounts trace the St. Lawrence, its peoples, and French-Iroquois encounters.
- Themes
- European impressions of the St. Lawrence, Indigenous peoples and relations, French-Iroquois encounters
- Genres
- Pre-Confederation Canada, Exploration & Discovery, Adventurers & Explorers
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Pre-Confederation Canada.
Indians in the Fur TradeArthur Ray, Arthur J. Ray54% match
Chronicles of the CrusadesJean de Joinville, Geoffroy de Villehardouin53% match
All Canada in the Hands of the BritishDouglas R. Cubbison52% match
Apostles of EmpireBronwen McShea50% match
Crosses in the SkyMark Bourrie50% match
The Narrative of Cabeza De VacaAlvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca, Claton Butcher50% matchAlso shares Exploration & Discovery and Adventurers & Explorers
For younger readers: What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?, New Found Land, Paradise
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
Jacques Cartier's voyages of 1534, 1535, and 1541constitute the first record of European impressions of the St Lawrence region of northeastern North American and its peoples. The Voyages are rich in details about almost every aspect of the region's environment and the people who inhabited it. As Ramsay Cook points out in his introduction, Cartier was more than an explorer; he was also Canada's first ethnographer.
Continue reading
His accounts provide a wealth of information about the native people of the region and their relations with each other. Indirectly, he also reveals much about himself and about sixteenth-century European attitudes and beliefs. These memoirs recount not only the French experience with the Iroquois, but alo the Iroquois' discovery of the French. In addition to Cartier's Voyages, a slightly amended version of H.P. Biggar's 1924 text, the volume includes a series of letters relating to Cartier and the Sieur de Roberval, who was in command of cartier on the last voyage. Many of these letters appear for the first time in English. Ramsay Cook's introduction, 'Donnacona Discovers Europe,' rereads the documents in the light of recent scholarship as well as from contemporary perspectives in order to understand better the viewpoints of Cartier and the native people with whom he came into contact.
St. Lawrence Accounts
Cartier’s accounts trace the St. Lawrence, its peoples, and French-Iroquois encounters.
Come here for
- Descriptions of the St. Lawrence region and its peoples
- Letters relating to Cartier and Roberval, many appearing in English for the first time
Expect
- A slightly amended version of H.P. Biggar’s 1924 text
- Cook’s introduction considers recent scholarship and contemporary perspectives
Where it sits
| Pre-Confederation Canada | 76% |
|---|---|
| Exploration & Discovery | 43% |
| Adventurers & Explorers | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Pre-Confederation Canada
- Exploration & Discovery
- Travel Writing
- Authors
- Ramsay Cook
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Published
- December 15, 1993
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- European impressions of the St. Lawrence · Indigenous peoples and relations · French-Iroquois encounters
- Reading lane
- Pre-Confederation Canada