2 livres semblables à L'Histoire, Civile et Commerciale, des Colonies Britanniques dans les Indes Occidentales
Enquête sur Londres
This volume offers a rare 1603 account of London and its history.
Thèmes communs : Descriptions et voyages, Histoire, Description and travel, Early works to 1800
Astoria
In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honor of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spur of a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project was a business failure and the fort was surrendered to the British. But in its short life Astoria rendered incalculable benefits to public understanding of the Great Northwest. The…
Thèmes communs : Commerce, Descriptions et voyages, Description and travel, Travel