æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, dʒˈɑːn lˈɔː ænd ðə kˈʌmpəni ʌvðɪ ˈɪndiz bɪɡˈæn ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ fɹˈɛntʃ sˈɛtlɚz tə sˈɛɾəl luːˌiːzɪˈænə nˈuː fɹˈæns, ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt spəsˈɪfɪkli tə wʌt wʊd bɪkˌʌm ðə dʒˈɜːmən kˈoʊst.
As early as 1718, John Law and the Company of the Indies began recruiting French settlers to settle Louisiana (New France), though not specifically to what would become the German Coast.