Project Gutenberg 2011-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 90 Champlain, Samuel de 1574 1635 Shaw, Norton 1868 Shaw, H. Norton Wilmere, Alice Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico in the Years 1599-1602 E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico in the Years 1599-1602" by Samuel Champlain is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This narrative recounts Champlain's exploration and experiences in the West Indies and Mexico during his voyages aiming to document the condition of these regions at the turn of the 17th century. The text captures the natural observations, the socio-political landscape, and the cultural encounters Champlain had with different peoples during his travels. The opening of the narrative introduces the manuscript's background and authenticity, noting that it had been preserved for many years before its translation. Initially, it discusses the manuscript's significance and Champlain's meticulous observations during his travels in the Caribbean and to the Spanish-controlled territories in North America. As he prepared for his first voyage to Canada, the narrative hints at his motivations and aspirations for colonization, while also foreshadowing the ensuing adventures and challenges he would face in the uncharted territories, setting the stage for a tale rich in exploration and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36242/36242-h/images/title.jpg en West Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Mexico -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 G Text Travel Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 308373 307743 2024-09-15T10:38:32.171638 2023-09-16T04:29:42.004213 text/html text/html 303100 2011-05-28T15:24:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1207139 2011-05-28T15:27:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1546793 2024-09-15T10:38:39.735592 application/epub+zip 1552110 2024-09-15T10:38:35.307615 application/epub+zip 176610 2024-09-15T10:38:34.122616 application/epub+zip 1811261 2024-09-15T10:38:42.876580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1800999 2024-09-15T10:38:38.886595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242653 2022-09-16T14:17:55.261319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275141 275039 2024-09-15T10:38:31.372659 2023-09-16T04:29:41.356227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 274593 2011-05-28T15:20:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102362 2011-05-28T15:20:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274640 2011-05-28T15:20:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102137 2011-05-28T15:20:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21420 2024-09-15T10:38:43.020566 application/rdf+xml 26263 2024-09-15T10:38:34.516625 image/jpeg 4702 2024-09-15T10:38:34.318614 image/jpeg 1292202 2024-09-15T10:38:32.236646 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia