TY  - GEN
TI  - Relation du voiage au l'amerique par Monsieur L. C. D. Q. D. B.,
KW  - Phelypeaux, Raymond Balthazar,
KW  - Blacks
KW  - Martinique
KW  - Education
KW  - Ports of entry
KW  - France
KW  - Brest
KW  - Toulon
KW  - Antigua
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - Curaçao
KW  - Colonies
KW  - History, Naval
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Guadeloupe
KW  - Haiti
KW  - Montserrat
KW  - Suriname
KW  - Naval officers, French
KW  - itoamc
N1  - Open to research; Microfilm edition available; no. 17,539
N2  - 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 Curaçao.  The entire journal is indexed
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