Champlain’s adventures now world’s second-most expensive travel book

The only known portrait of Samuel de Champlain, shows him firing an Arquebus during a battle with the Iriquois on 30 June 1609 on the banks of what would later become Lake Champlain. Champlain and two French soldiers were with a war party of around 60 Montganais, Algonkaian, and Hurons when they faced around 200 Mohawks. This was the first time the firepower of the new French firearms was used in a native conflict and three skilled Arquebusiers quickly demoralised the Mohawks who fled the field. The Arquebus used a matchlock firing mechanism for simpler, quicker reloading and firing - it was the first firearm with a trigger. This translation of de Champlain's work has all the details.

Controversial 16th Century adventurer Samuel de Champlain penned two of history’s most captivating travel books, chronicling his exploration and mapping of much of the North American continent and his founding of New France.

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The highlights of the 2021 science, sci-fi and technology auction year

Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 Flown LM Lunar Surface Checklist Page (1969) was sold for $143,750 at RR Auction on 21 October 2021

This is the second part of a two-part overview of the 2021 auction year – a year where investors channeled more of their wealth into “investments of passion” than ever before.

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