Project Gutenberg 2007-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 812 Cartier, Jacques 1491 1557 Quartier, Jacques Michelant, Henri 1811 1890 Michelant, Heinrich Michelant, H. (Henri) Ramé, Alfred 1826 1886 Rame, Alfred 16021087 Relation originale du voyage de Jacques Cartier au Canada en 1534 Produced by Rénald Lévesque, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Relation originale du voyage de Jacques Cartier au Canada en 1534" by Cartier is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. This work details Cartier's first voyage to Canada, describing his encounters, discoveries, and the observations he made during the expedition. The text serves as a primary source documenting the early exploration of North America from a French perspective. At the start of the narrative, Cartier recounts the preparations for his voyage under the order of the King of France, detailing the departure from Saint-Malo and the journey across the Atlantic. He shares vivid descriptions of the landscapes, wildlife, and indigenous peoples encountered along the way, such as the various species of birds and animals he observed. The opening sets the tone for the rest of the account by highlighting the challenges and discoveries faced by Cartier and his crew as they navigated the unpredictable waters and sought new lands. This early section paints a picture of both the adventure and the practicalities of exploration during the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Indians of North America -- Canada Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557 New France -- Discovery and exploration America -- Discovery and exploration -- French E011 Text FR Voyages et pays Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 188586 2025-08-10T05:07:02.018701 text/html 172285 2007-12-10T09:25:38 text/html 409920 2025-08-10T05:07:11.504642 application/epub+zip 410297 2025-08-10T05:07:06.771682 application/epub+zip 125044 2025-08-10T05:07:04.447670 application/epub+zip 1220609 2025-08-10T05:07:14.028605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1201890 2025-08-10T05:07:09.585690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355535 2022-09-11T07:15:18.365699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161432 2025-08-10T05:07:01.466674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159095 2007-12-10T09:25:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21478 2025-08-10T05:07:14.166594 application/rdf+xml 25022 2025-08-10T05:07:04.961668 image/jpeg 4719 2025-08-10T05:07:04.704647 image/jpeg 57426 2007-12-10T09:25:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 312576 2007-12-10T09:25:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 415464 2025-08-10T05:07:02.066672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia