Excerpt from Pioneers of France in the New World, Vol. 1 of 2: France and England in North America Part First The illustrations mainly consist of authentic portraits and contemporary prints, faithfully re produced from the originals by Messrs. Boussod, Valadon, and Co., successors to Goupil and Co., Paris. The publishers have aimed to supple ment the text of the author With portraits and pictures specially described or referred to in his works, and to include portraits of the principal personages in the narrative, necessarily omitting those concerning Which the authenticity of ex isting portraits is doubtful. They have been able to secure for the work a number of inter esting portraits taken directly from the original paintings, some of Which are in the possession of descendants of the personages of the histories, permission for their reproduction having been generously accorded. Several of these have not before been published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.