---
language: fr
license: cc-by-nc-4.0
dataset_info:
  - config_name: default
    features:
      - name: id
        dtype: string
      - name: image
        dtype: image
      - name: label
        dtype: string
      - name: page
        dtype: string
    splits:
      - name: train
        num_examples: 940
        num_bytes: 255688583.0
size_categories: 1K<n<10K
task_categories:
  - image-to-text
  - other
pretty_name: Manuscrit Moreau 841 — Jacques Cartier, *Relation* (1534)
annotations_creators:
  - human-annotated
language_creators:
  - found
tags:
  - early-modern-french
  - manuscript
  - exploration
  - cartier-1534
  - transcription
  - humanities
---

# Manuscrit Moreau 841 — Jacques Cartier, *Relation* (1534)

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## Description

This dataset contains a transcription of the manuscript known as *Ms. Moreau 841* (Bibliothèque nationale de France), a manuscript copy of the *Relation* describing Jacques Cartier’s 1534 voyage to North America.  

The present dataset was transcribed and aligned to corresponding image segments to support research in handwritten text recognition. 

**BnF Catalog record:** [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10035580h/f57/f57.item)

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## Dataset contents

| Field | Type | Description | Example |
|:------|:-----|:-------------|:--------|
| `id` | string | Unique line identifier (page + line number) | `P001_L001` |
| `image` | string | Relative path or URL to cropped line image | `images/P001_L001.jpg` |
| `page` | string | Source page identifier | `P001` |
| `label` | string | Diplomatic transcription of the handwritten line | `Le vingt & cinq iour d’aoust nous descouvrismes vne terre...` |

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## Transcription parameters

- Original spelling, capitalization, and punctuation preserved.  
- Abbreviations not expanded unless essential for clarity.  
- Lineation follows the manuscript: one record per handwritten line.  
- Ligatures and special characters normalized to Unicode NFKC.  

The transcription was completed manually using **eScriptorium** for line segmentation and annotation, exported in **PAGE XML (2019-07-15)** format, and then converted into tabular form for reuse and model training.

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## Use cases

This dataset can support:

- Training or evaluating OCR/HTR models on early modern French handwriting.  
- Digital humanities and paleography research.  

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