Provenance

Philips Fund purchase; accessioned, Oct. 16, 1953.

Originally in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

General physical description

1 volume, 173 p.

Early American History Note

This dictionary of Native American language dates to 1771 and is from the Great Lakes region, an area often called the pays d’en haut. The dictionary is in French. The collection came to the APS from the Academy of Natural Sciences. It is bound in a rather unique white, soft leather cover.

Genre(s)

• Foreign Language

Geographic Name(s)

• Great Lakes Region (North America)

Subject(s)

• Language and Linguistics
• Native America