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  2. Villasur expedition - Wikipedia

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    The Villasur expedition of 1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check New France's growing influence on the North American Great Plains, led by Lieutenant-General Pedro de Villasur. Pawnee and Otoe Indians attacked the expedition in Nebraska, killing 36 of the 40 Spaniards, 10 of their Indian allies, and a French guide.

  3. French colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The French first came to the New World as travelers seeking a route to the Pacific Ocean and wealth. Major French exploration of North America began under the rule of Francis I, King of France. In 1524, Francis sent Italian-born Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the region between Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean.

  4. List of 18th-century journals - Wikipedia

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    Travel (North America) 1794 Henry Wansey: Published 1796 A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship [26] Travel 1768 1771 By Sydney Parkinson Journal of captain Cooks first voyage, pub. 1773 A Description of East-Florida with a Journal, Kept by John Bartram [27] Travel 1769 sold by W. Nicoll; and T. Jefferies

  5. Template:Infobox Spanish royalty styles - Wikipedia

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    This template is a customized wrapper for the infobox template {{Infobox manner of address}}. Any field from {{Infobox manner of address}} can work so long as it is added to this template first. Questions? Just ask over at Template talk:Infobox manner of address while referencing Template:Infobox Spanish royalty styles.

  6. Brochure - Wikipedia

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    A brochure is an promotional document primarily used to introduce a company, organization, products, or services and inform prospective customers or members of the public of the benefits. Although, initially, a paper document that can be folded into a template, pamphlet , or leaflet , a brochure can also be a set of related unfolded papers put ...

  7. List of languages by first written account - Wikipedia

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    Writing first appeared in the Near East at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. [citation needed] A very limited number of languages are attested in the area from before the Bronze Age collapse and the rise of alphabetic writing: the Sumerian, Hattic and Elamite language isolates, Hurrian from the small Hurro-Urartian family,

  8. Pamphlet - Wikipedia

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    The pamphlet has been widely adopted in commerce, particularly as a format for marketing communications. There are numerous purposes for pamphlets, such as product descriptions or instructions, corporate information, events promotions or tourism guides and they are often used in the same way as leaflets or brochures.

  9. List of travel books - Wikipedia

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    Paul Theroux (born 1941) – prolific travel writer; author of nearly two dozen books of travel writing. The Great Railway Bazaar (1975) – Theroux's most popular travel work. The Old Patagonian Express (1979) Travelling The World - The Illustrated Travels of Paul Theroux (1990) The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992) The Pillars of Hercules (1995)