ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARPENT
From Old French, probably from Late Latin arepennis half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish airchenn unit of land measure.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARPENT»
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arpent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
arpent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Time and Place in New Orleans: Past Geographies in the ...
The pattern is a direct descendent of the arpent land-surveying system, a French
colonial parceling system derived from centuries-old European methods that, in
the New Orleans region, was adopted by the Spanish and American regimes and
...
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A Creole Lexicon: Architecture, Landscape, People
Cadastral unit: 1) France: the arpent of Paris, an old agrarian areal unit equal to
100 square French perches of 18 pieds de roi each. Arpents are derived from a
series of Roman-formalized Celtic measures of land area. In France the arpent ...
Jay Dearborn Edwards, Nicolas Kariouk Pecquet du Bellay de Verton, 2004
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Michigan Historical Collections
M. D'Argenteuil one arpent of land Pierre Mallett half arpent Jacob De Marsac
half arpent Jacques L'Anglois half arpent Louis Normand half arpent Pierre
Estevé half arpent Jerome Marliar half arpent Michel Disier half arpent Estienne
Bontron ...
Michigan Historical Commission, 1904
Mr. Jean Marie Baubien I2 arpents in front, 75 in depth; 40 arpents in cultivation
Mr. Broche Ijvraucas 1 lot, next to Pierre Rivarre, 1 arpent in front, 1 arpent in
depth Mr. Broche Laraucas ! 1 lot between Dcquindre and Fran- , cois Gouin, ...
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American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
Jean Lafrance claims a tract of land situate in the parish of Plaquemines and on
the west bank of the river Mississippi, containing one arpent front by the ordinary
depth of forty arpents, and bounded above by other land of the claimant and ...
United States. Congress, 1860
... Not all } arpent i arpent J arpent J arpent 1 arpent J arpent i arpent i arpent 3
arpent I arpent i arpent J arpent J arpent J arpent 1 arpent i arpent t arpent Pass.
Pass. P. G. Pass. V. G. V. G. Pass. Pass. Pass. G. Poor G. G. Poor P. G. P. G. Pass
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Québec (Province). Legislature, 1879
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Statement of the Public Accounts of the Province of Quebec ...
Mot all Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not all Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not all J
arpont I arpent \ arpent i arpent 1 arpent \ arpent i arpent I arpent j arpent i arpent
J arpent J arpent j arpent i arpent } arpent i arpent 4 arpent Pass. Pass. P. G.
Pass.
Québec (Province) Treasury Department, 1879
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Reasonover's Land Measures
John R. Reasonover Michelle M. Haas. The French Arpent Equivalent: 191.994
feet, exactly (Rural Louisiana - Farm Lands) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Comparison of Acre & Superficial Arpent Base: 1 lineal arpent. 1 pied 1 toise 1
toise 1 ...
John R. Reasonover, Michelle M. Haas, 2005
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Travels During the Years 1787, 1788,and 1789
years 3 of wine make 1: an arpent requires 7200 props, which last about eight
years 5 the price 181iv. to 20 liv. the thousand. CbamboraC-Same measure :
average produce 12 pieces. To PetivierL-Produce, 12 pieces on good land, at
361iv.
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A Compleat Body of Arithmetic, in Four Books ...: Wherein ...
And accompt their Measures by Acres, Arpentiers, Bunderen, &c. France
reckoning by Arpentiers useth not fewer than 10 forts, as Cotgrave ac- compts, fiz,
. Arpent, that is ordinary is 1 co Perches Square of i 8 Feet to the Perch. Ardent de
Bois ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARPENT»
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arpent is used in the context of the following news items.
New Orleans top beer bars
What you'll drink: Southern Tier Live Pale Ale or other local beers such as 40 Arpent Milk Stout or Chafunkta Bayou Blaze red ale. Aline Street ... «Bayoubuzz, Jun 15»
Galatoire's Bistro to host beer dinner featuring selections from local …
NOLA Brewing, Bayou Teche Brewing, 40 Arpent Brewing Co., Chafunkta Brewing Co., Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. and Wilshire Brewery will ... «The Advocate, Jun 15»
Project aims to improve Thibodaux-area drainage
Dwayne Bourgeois, executive director of the North Lafourche Levee District, said the project involves clearing the banks of the 80 Arpent Canal ... «Houma Courier, Jun 15»
Great Raft Brewing/John Besh Foundation Gose
... traditional (Louisiana strawberries featured in light sippers from Abita or Covington Brewhouse) to the unorthodox (40 Arpent's red beans and ... «Paste Magazine, Jun 15»
West Jefferson property transfers, May 28 to June 1
Eighty Arpent Road 5136: donation, no value stated, Mary A. S. Melanson to Ronald J. Buras Jr. Gladstone Drive 1933: $36,500, Cara H. «The New Orleans Advocate, Jun 15»
West Bank children can get free breakfast, lunches
PARD Playground, 5185 Eighty Arpent Road, Marrero, through July 31, Monday through Friday, closed June 29-July 3. Breakfast, 8 to 9 a.m., ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
Kid friendly activities in Chalmette and beyond
Central Wetlands Unit and 40 Arpent Canal Access and Observatory recently held a ribbon cutting at the site, off Jean Lafitte Parkway at the ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
Central Wetlands Unit and Forty Arpent Canal Access ribbon-cutting …
Among those attending the ribbon cutting of St. Bernard Parish's new Central Wetlands Unit and Forty Arpent Canel Access and Enhancement ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
Drinking Culture
I opted for the 40 Arpent, named for that unit of land grant measurements from the French Crown. My first experience with 40 Arpent Brewery, ... «NOLA Defender, Jun 15»
New Orleans International Beer Fest spotlights dozens of craft brews …
... from the brand-new to the well-established, also includes Louisiana's Covington Brewhouse and Abita, 40 Arpent, Bayou Teche, Chafunkta, ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
