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Benjamin F. DeCosta

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American clergyman and historian (1831-1904)

Born 1831
Died 1904

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  • Cover of: The Pre-Columbian discovery of America by the Northmen: illustrated by translations from the Icelandic sagas
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  • Cover of: A relation of a voyage to Sagadahoc: now first printed from the original manuscript in the Lambeth Palace Library
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    Cover of edition arelationavoyag00davigoog First published in 1880 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries
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  • Cover of: The Atlantic coast guide, a companion for the tourist between Newfoundland and Cape May: including sketches of Cape Breton, New Brunswick, ... with an account of all summer resorts
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    First published in 1873 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Sailing directions of Henry Hudson: prepared for his use in 1608, from the old Danish of Ivar Bardsen.
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    Cover of edition cihm_02697 Cover of edition sailingdirection00indeco First published in 1869 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Rambles in Mount Desert with sketches of travel on the New-England coast from Isle of Shoals to Grand Menan [i.e. Manan]
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    Cover of edition ramblesinmountde00deco First published in 1871 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Verrazzano: a motion for the stay of judgment ...
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    Cover of edition cihm_27823 First published in 1876 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Verrazano the explorer: being a vindication of his letter and voyage
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    Cover of edition cihm_02698 First published in 1880 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries; Volume 7

    First published in 2018 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries; Volume 4

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Inventio Fortunata: Arctic Exploration, with an Account of Nicholas of Lynn

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  • Cover of: story of Mt. Benedict

    First published in 1893 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: William Blackstone in his relation to Massachusetts and Rhode Island ...
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    First published in 1880 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Arctic exploration with an account of Nicholas of Lynn: read before the American Geographical Society, Chickering Hall, May 15th, 1880
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    First published in 1881 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Father Joques at the Lake of the Holy Sacrament: an episode
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    First published in 1900 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The fight at Diamond Island, Lake George
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    First published in 1872 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hiawatha: the story of the Iroquois sage, in prose and verse
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    First published in 1873 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lake George: its scenes and characteristics, with glimpses of the olden times, to which is added some account of Ticonderoga with a description of the route to Schroon Lake and the Adirondacks
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    First published in 1868 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Moabite stone
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    First published in 1871 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Northmen in Maine: a critical examination of views expressed in connection with the subject by Dr. J.H. [i.e. G.] Kohl, in volume 1 of the new series of the Maine Historical Society : to which are added criticisms of other portions of the work, and a chapter on the discovery of Massachusetts Bay
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    First published in 1870 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of Benjamin F. DeCosta

American clergyman and historian (1831-1904)

Born 1831
Died 1904

Subjects

History, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Norse, French, Catholic Church, Episcopal Church, Welsh, American poetry, Controversial literature, Descriptions et voyages, Maps, Poetry, Semitic Inscriptions, Travel, Ursuline Convent (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.), Ursulines, Apologetics, Apostolic succession, Arson, Biography, Catholic converts, Church of England, Collections, Convents

Places

America, Massachusetts, Arctic regions, George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake), George, Lake, Region (N.Y.), Maine, Mount Desert Island (Me.), New York (State), United States, Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.), Boston, Canada, Lake (N.Y. : Lake) George, Massachusetts Bay (Mass.), New England, Region (N.Y.) George, Lake, Region Champlain, Lake, Ticonderoga (N.Y.), (Me.) Mount Desert Island, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Coast (Canada), Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Atlantique, Côte de l' (Canada), Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis), Cape Cod

People

Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), Alonso de Chaves (-1587), Arthur Barlow (ca. 1550-1620. [from old catalog]), B. F. DeCosta (1831-1904), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Champdoré (fl. 1608), Christopher Columbus, Euphrosinus Ulpius (fl. 1542), George Washington (1732-1799), Gerolamo da Verrazano (fl. 1526), Giovanni da Verrazano (1485?-1527), Henry Cruse Murphy (1810-1882), Henry Hudson (d. 1611), Hiawatha (15th cent), Hiawatha (active 15th century), Isaac Jogues Saint (1607-1646), Isaac Joques Saint (1607-1646), Ivarr Bardarson (fl. 14th cent), J.G. Kohl (1808-1878), Jean Alfonce (1483?-1557? [from old catalog]), John Walker (d. 1584), Myles Standish (1584?-1656), Nicholas of Lynn (active 1386-1411), Pierre Angibaut called Champdoré (fl. 1608), Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895)

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 19th century, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1775-1783, 1851-1900, Civil War, 1861-1865

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Alternative names

  • B.F. DeCosta
  • Benjamin Franklin De Costa
  • B. F. De Costa
  • [De Costa, Benjamin Franklin]
  • Benjamin Franklin Decosta
  • B. F. DeCosta
  • Benjamin Franklin 1831-1904 De Costa
  • Benjamin Franklin] 1831-1904 [De Costa
  • B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) de Costa
  • Benjamin Franklin] 1831-1 [De Costa
  • Benjamin Franklin de Costa
  • B. F. de Costa
  • B[enjamin] F[ranklin] de Costa
  • B[enjamin] F[ranklin] 1831- [ de Costa
  • B.F. De Costa
  • Benjamin Franklin DeCosta
  • B. F. 1831-1904 Decosta
  • B F (Benjamin Franklin) 1831 Decosta
  • B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1831 Decosta
  • B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1831 DeCosta
  • B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1 Decosta
  • B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 18 Decosta
  • Costa B. F. De Costa
  • B. Decosta

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May 2, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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