Recherches philosophiques sur la découverte de l'Amérique, 1783

Mss.973.1.M31

Date: 1783 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume, 127 p.
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Abstract

Prepared for the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon. See also Mandrillon to APS; July 12, 1783. Cf. Minutes, Feb. 6, 1784,p.122.

Background note

Joseph Mandrillon was a French businessman and writer. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, 127 p.

Provenance

Presented by Joseph Mandrillon, 1784; accessioned, 1900 (2043).

Alternate formats available

Printed, with slight changes, in Le Spectateur américain ou remarques générales sur l'Amérique septentrionale et sur la république des Treize États-Unis (Amsterdam, 1784).

Early American History Note

This small leather bound volume contains an essay by APS member Joseph Mandrillon. The essay discusses the discovery of America, early exploration, and colonization. It is written in French. Mandrillon was a Frenchman who became a member in 1785. This volume was also printed.

Indexing Terms


Corporate Name(s)

  • Académie des Sciences, Belles-lettres, et Arts de Lyon

Genre(s)

  • Foreign Language
  • Manuscript Essays

Geographic Name(s)

  • America -- Discovery and exploration -- English.

Subject(s)

  • Beyond Early America
  • International Affairs