. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. Chami)lain'.s Astrolabe; actual size is '>% in. in diameter. From i>hoioKraph kindly sui)i)Iied by Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman. two canoes to convey them on their way. From the foot of the lake they portaged once more, this time to the Ottawa, where they were met by the Chief Tessouat, and with him crossed to Allumette island. Protected by the long portages and numerous rapids, the Algonquins, feeling comparatively safe from the dread Iroquois, had established here a considerable village of wigwams and were cultivating the some- Samuel de Champ
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. Chami)lain'.s Astrolabe; actual size is '>% in. in diameter. From i>hoioKraph kindly sui)i)Iied by Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman. two canoes to convey them on their way. From the foot of the lake they portaged once more, this time to the Ottawa, where they were met by the Chief Tessouat, and with him crossed to Allumette island. Protected by the long portages and numerous rapids, the Algonquins, feeling comparatively safe from the dread Iroquois, had established here a considerable village of wigwams and were cultivating the some- Samuel de Champlain," edited by W. L. Grant (New York, 1907), the translator, missing the point of this expression, renders it simply as: "It is in latitude 47 ." The real meaning of the phrase is perhaps best expressed in colloquial form: "It is somewhere around 47 ; Champlain says nothing of the loss of his astrolabe, but it is clear that he made no observation here—presumably be-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa
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