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    Île Amsterdam (French pronunciation: [ilamstɛʁdam]), also known as Amsterdam Island and New Amsterdam (Nouvelle-Amsterdam), is an island of the French...
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    Julie or the New Heloise (French: Julie ou la nouvelle Héloïse), originally entitled Lettres de Deux Amans, Habitans d'une petite Ville au pied des Alpes...
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    established a congregation as L'Église française à la Nouvelle-Amsterdam (the French church in New Amsterdam). This parish continues today as L'Eglise du Saint-Esprit...
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    New Amsterdam's main families were of Huguenot origin. In 1628 the Huguenots established a church congregation called L'Église française à la Nouvelle-Amsterdam...
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  • two sons were baptized in the French Church (L'Église française à la Nouvelle-Amsterdam) in New York. Abraham was born October 31, 1700, and Jacob was born...
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  • Nouvelles de la république des lettres (News from the Republic of Letters) was a periodical devoted to reviews of current publications, edited and in...
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    Discours sur la lecture, Paris 1764: Saint-Preux à Wolmar après la mort de Julie, ou dernière lettre du roman de la Nouvelle Héloïse, Paris 1764: La Boucle...
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  • À la recherche de la nouvelle star (Looking for the new Star) is a reality television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest...
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    Amsterdam ; Paris : l'auteur ; les libraires…, 1785. Philosophie des hautes sciences : ou la clef donnée aux enfans de l'art, de la science & de la sagesse...
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    lui Nouvelle-Angoulême en l'honneur de François Ier, fut acheté un siècle plus tard aux Indiens par les Hollandais, et s'appela Nieuwe Amsterdam, avant...
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