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1738

South America & Caribbean:Events of this year in this region influencing Louisiana.
North America:France builds a fort on the Assiniboine River in Western Canada.
Europe: A decline in food production brings famine to France. The treaty ending the War of Polish Succession is ratified giving Lorraine to Stanislas and Parma to Spain in exchange for the two Sicilies. Bernoulli investigates liquids. Herculaneum uncovered near Mount Vesuvius. Painting by Jean Baptiste Cardin.
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Antoine Crozat, Marquis de Chatel
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