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Vol I, 1925: France
and New England: Wherein is related the story of Lafayette's visits to
Boston and other places in New England together with facts pertaining to
his life in France. Also a description of the landing of Rochambeau
and the French army in Newport, their marches and camps throughout New
England and a visit to Chateau Rochambeau to which are added many views
and reproductions of old prints and things of interest. Vol II, 1927: France and New England: Herein is an account of bits of France in Boston, incidents of the French stay at Newport with a description of Franklin in Passy and Paris touching also upon Hartford and Wethersfield where Washington and Rochambeau met in conference together with the story of the discovery in Paris of the remains of Admiral John Paul Jones and the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati with other interesting facts to which are added reproductions of many rare views an old prints. 183 pp. Front board loose. Vol III, 1929: France and New England: Containing an account of Champlain's three voyages along the New England Coast with a description of the ships of Champlain, de Monts and their followers. Also the stories of the French at Lake Champlain and Saint Croix Island , the first French Jesuit missionary colony in New England, the birthplace of Champlain and the naming of America to which are added reproductions of rare prints and maps. 97 pp.
From Here to Infinity Gallery operates from an historic 1840's building in beautiful downtown Brockville, Ontario. Purveyor of the unique, the gallery also operates an archive holding thousands of historical negatives and photographic prints as well as an eclectic collection of antiquarian and fine books, ephemera and other interesting paper and historically viable items. |