| Title: | Acadia |
| Original Title: | Acadie ou Accadie |
| Volume and Page: | Vol. 1 (1751), p. 57 |
| Author: | Denis Diderot (biography) |
| Translator: | Christophe Brunet [Coll] |
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| Citation (MLA): | Diderot, Denis. "Acadia." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Christophe Brunet. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2008. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.804>. Trans. of "Acadie ou Accadie," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 1. Paris, 1751. |
| Citation (Chicago): | Diderot, Denis. "Acadia." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Christophe Brunet. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.804 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Acadie ou Accadie," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 1:57 (Paris, 1751). |
Acadia. A northern American peninsula situated on the eastern borders of Canada between Newfoundland and New England. Long.311-316. lat.43-46.
Its trade has fallen to the English. It is convenient for the commerce of pelts and the fishing of cod. Its soil is fertile and wheat, peas, fruit, and vegetables are grown. Both large and small animals are raised. In a few places in Acadia , excellent boat mast timber is found. The isle aux loups is so named because there are many wolves on that island. They provide large quantities of pelts and oil. This oil is sweet and good to eat when fresh; it can also be burned. The fur animals encountered in Canada are also found in Acadia : castors, otters, lynxes, caribous, seals are among them (see article Canada). Cod fishing is carried out in rivers and small gulfs. Le Cap Breton was formed out of the remains of what was once the French colony of Acadie.