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This book originally appeared in Swedish as En Resa til Norra America (Stockholm, 1753–1761). A Dutch translation, which originally appeared in 1770 under the title [Reis door Noord Amerika], is also available from Project Gutenberg.
Metadata
| Title: | Travels into North America (Volume 1 of 3) | |
| Author: | Pehr Kalm (1716–1779) | Info https://viaf.org/viaf/37042419/ |
| Translator: | John Reinhold Forster (1729–1798) | Info https://viaf.org/viaf/71405428/ |
| File generation date: | 2023-10-10 10:42:04 UTC | |
| Language: | English | |
| Original publication date: | 1770 | |
| Keywords: | Canada -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 | |
| Natural history -- Canada | ||
| Natural history -- United States | ||
| Scientific expeditions | ||
| United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
Encoding
In the source text, the first word of every paragraph was set in caps and small caps; this has not been applied in this edition. The long s used in the source has always been rendered with a normal letter s. Words hyphenated at the end of lines have been rejoined, following, as much as possible, the usage encountered in this work.
Revision History
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| [15], [15], [21], [62] | [Not in source] | . | 1 |
| [18], [24], [24] | [Not in source] | , | 1 |
| [24] | setled | settled | 1 |
| [24] | : | . | 1 |
| [37] | oportunity | opportunity | 1 |
| [68] | æstvalis | æstivalis | 1 |
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| [79] | qualites | qualities | 1 |
| [144] | guest | guests | 1 |
| [182] | commom | common | 1 |
| [196] | as as | as | 3 |
| [219] | [Not in source] | miles | 6 |
| [226] | limestome | limestone | 1 |
| [247] | : | ; | 1 |
| [252] | southwest | south-west | 1 |
| [269] | priviledges | privileges | 1 |
| [284] | comfirmation | confirmation | 1 |
| [295] | changs | change | 1 |
| [297] | remembred | remembered | 1 |
| [306] | quitely | quietly | 2 |
| [326] | happed | happened | 2 |
| [330] | Racoon | Raccoon | 1 |
| [343] | swede | Swede | 1 |
| [346] | mannner | manner | 1 |
| [374] | , | . | 1 |
| [386] | . | , | 1 |