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DescriptionThe Sinking of the Pelican.jpg
Français : Le naufrage du vaisseau le Pélican dans la baie d'Hudson en 1697. Guerre de la Ligue d'Augsbourg (1688-1697). Dessin publié en 1722 dans l'Histoire de l'Amérique septentrionale, par Claude-Charles Bacqueville de La Potherie, Paris.
English: The French ship Pélican sinks following the en:Battle of Hudson's Bay (1697). From Histoire de l'Amérique septentrionale by Claude-Charles Bacqueville de La Potherie, Paris, Jean-Luc Nion and François Didot, 1722 (en:Library and Archives Canada, FC305 B326).
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2006-05-03 20:46 Albrecht 949×743×8 (230657 bytes) The French ship ''Pélican'' sinks following the [[Battle of Hudson's Bay]]. From ''Histoire de l'Amérique septentrionale'' by Claude-Charles Bacqueville de La Potherie, Paris, Jean-Luc Nion and François Didot, 1722 ([[Library and Archives Canada]], FC3
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