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BOOK LXXVII.
THE DESCRIPTION OF AMERICA CONTINUED.
Regions of the North and North-East; or the country on Mackenzie's
River, and the country round Hudson's Bay, Labrador, Greenland,
Iceland, and Spitzbergen.
General View,
Slave Lake,
RIVERS-Mackenzie's River-Hearne's River-Rivers of
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The Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies-Lord Sel-
The Esquimaux-The Chippiwans-Their means of Subsist-
LABRADOR-Climate and Soil-Vegetables and Animals,
The Felspar of Labrador-Establishments of the Moravian
Brethren-Labrador Tribes,
Icy Archipelago,
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87
Country round Baffin's Bay,
88,89
GREENLAND-Remarks concerning Old Greenland-Modern
Establishments,
The Soil and Country-Icy Peak,
The Smoke of Ice-Vegetation-Animals-Whales-The
Sea Dog,
Exportations,
The Indigenous Greenlanders-Their Language-Their
True Name,
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94
ib.
CONTENTS OF VOL. V.
BOOK LXXV.
DESCRIPTION OF AMERICA.
General Reflections-Origin of the Americans.
Discovery of America--Configuration of America,
Points of resemblance common to both Continents,
On the term New Continent,
Level of the Country-Elevated and Low Regions,
Savannahs, Llanos, and Pampas,
1
2
3
RIVERS Their Length and Course-Remarks on their Beds, 4, 5
Great number of Lakes,
CLIMATES-TWO general Climates-Causes of the Low Tem-
perature,
Mineralogical Riches,
6,7
8
ANIMALS.-Vegetable Productions-Peculiarity regarding the
Animals,
8,9
Origin of its Animals-Analogies and Differences-Fossil Ani-
mals, .
10, 11
LANGUAGES-Inquiry respecting them-Origin of the Asiatic
Cause of this multiplicity of Idioms,
Peculiar genius of the American Languages-General affini-
ty of the Conjugations-Other Peculiarities in the Con-
jugations,.
Ancient American Monuments,
Manners and Customs,
Analogy of their Religious Systems,
Known Migrations of the American people,
Hypothesis Respecting the Place of their Departure,
Various Traditions,
Concluding Result,
Hypothesis respecting the origin of the Americans,
Hebrew Hypothesis,
Egyptians,
Hypothesis of Grotius,
Asiatic Hypothesis,
Mixed Hypothesis,
TABLE of the Geographical connexion of the American and
Asiatic Languages,
BOOK LXXVI.
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AMERICA.
Description of America-Researches concerning the Navigation of the
Icy Sea of the North-North-west Coast of America.
Connexion with the Esquimaux-Their Canoes,
Explanation of a Passage of Cornelius Nepos,
Character of the Greenlanders-Christian Missions,
Superstitions-Priests or Sorcerers,
ICELAND.-Its Geographical Situation,
Rocks-Mountains-Lava-Volcanoes,
Volcanic Islet-Hot Springs,
The Geyser-The Strok,
Mineral Springs-Surturbrand-Minerals-Hills of Sulphur,
Air and Climate-Habitual Severity of the Climate,
Vegetation-Ancient Forests-Floating Wood-Domestic
Animals-The Rein-Deer,
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104
Lands to the North of Iceland-Island of John de Mayen,
SPITZBERGEN-Description of it,
Whales The Whale Fishery-The Horn of the Narhval, 109-111
CANADA-Lake Superior-Lake Huron-Lake Erie,
Niagara River-Lake Ontario-River St. Lawrence-Riv-
ers and Cascades,
115, 116
116, 117
Soil and Climate-Agriculture-Plants-Forest Trees-
Maple Sugar-Animals-Metals-Topographical Divi-
sions-Towns,
118-123
B
QUEBEC Montreal
Towns of Upper Canada,
Peninsula in Upper Canada,
Population,
French inhabitants-Character of the French settlers,
Appearance-Amusements-Society,
Education-Laws and Government-Revenue and Ex-
penses,
Exports and imports-Military importance,
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SAVAGE TRIBES-The Hurons-The Iroquois-The Ag-
niers,
Different Tribes-Gaspé, its ancient inhabitants,
New Brunswick-Productions-Commerce-Towns-Aca-
Cities and Harbours-Islands-Cape Preston,
Port Louisbourg-St. John's Isle,
Island of Anticosti, Terra Nova, or Newfoundland,
Productions, Climate,
140, 141
Newfoundland Dog, Population-Towns-The Bermudas,
Soil and Productions-Towns-Discovery of the Bermudas,
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143
COMMERCIAL TABLES.-Extracted from the Parliamentary Reports.
An account of the number of Ships and Men employed in the
Trade of the British Colonies in North America, from the
year 1814 to the year 1820,
145, 146
Real value of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures ex-
ported from Great Britain, as ascertained from the declara-
tions of the exporters,