Relation du voiage au l'amerique par Monsieur L. C. D. Q. D. B., 1710-1713.

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Relation du voiage au l'amerique par Monsieur L. C. D. Q. D. B., 1710-1713.

Journal (1710 Oct. 10-1713 May 15), in French, entitled "Relation du Voiage [au] L'Amerique par Monsieur L. C. D. Q. D. B.," describing (in two parts) two separate voyages from France to the French West Indies, written by an unknown French ensign. On the first voyage, the writer accompanied Lt. General Phelippaux (marquis de Raymond-Balthazar Phelypeaux) from Brest to Martinique; included are descriptions of fortifications, military and commercial affairs, blacks, education, and a trip to Saint-Domingue. On the second voyage (1712 Mar. 31-1713 May 15), which involved a 6-vessel military squadron sent from Toulon to Surinam, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Antigua, and Montserrat, he describes military activities in Surinam, Guadeloupe and Curac̀§ao. The entire journal is indexed.

1 volume (269 pages).1 microfilm reel.

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Phelypeaux, Raymond Balthazar, marquis de, 1650-1713

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Born about 1650, son of Antoine Phelypeaux and Marie de Villebois, nephew of Raymond Phelypeaux, Secretary of State in 1621. Beginning as a lieutenant in an infantry regiment in 1672, he rose to brigadier general, marshall, and aide to King Louis XIV. As ambassador to Turin in 1700 he took part in important negotiations in the matter of the Spanish succession. When war broke out between Louis XIV and Victor - Amedee II, Phelypeaux was imprisoned from October 3, 1703 to may 13, 1704. He published...

Phelypeaux, Raymond Balthazar, marquis de, 1650-1713

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Born about 1650, son of Antoine Phelypeaux and Marie de Villebois, nephew of Raymond Phelypeaux, Secretary of State in 1621. Beginning as a lieutenant in an infantry regiment in 1672, he rose to brigadier general, marshall, and aide to King Louis XIV. As ambassador to Turin in 1700 he took part in important negotiations in the matter of the Spanish succession. When war broke out between Louis XIV and Victor - Amedee II, Phelypeaux was imprisoned from October 3, 1703 to may 13, 1704. He published...