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A new discovery of a vast country in America, extending above four thousand miles between New France & New Mexico; with a deseription [!] of the Great Lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants, and animals. Also, the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians; and the advantage of commerce with those different nations. With a continuation giving an account of the attempts of the Sieur de la Salle upon the mines of St. Barbe, &c. The taking of Quebec by the English; with the advantages of a shorter cut to China and Japan. Both illustrated with maps, and figures; and dedicated to His Majesty King William. / By L. Hennepin now resident in Holland. To which are added, several new discoveries in North America, not published In [!] the French edition.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection F352 .H754 1699 v.1-2 (v.1-2)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century.
- Standardized Title:
- Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier.
- Indians of North America.
- New France--Description and travel.
- New France.
- Mississippi River Valley--History--To 1803.
- Mississippi River Valley.
- History.
- Great Lakes (North America)--Discovery and exploration.
- Great Lakes (North America).
- Québec (Québec)--History.
- Québec (Québec).
- Québec--Québec.
- Niagara Falls--Description.
- Niagara Falls.
- Genre:
- Travel literature -- Great Britain -- 17th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Keim, George de Benneville (bookplate)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by [!] for Henry Bonwicke, 1699.
- Notes:
- The "Continuation" has special t.-p.
- Translation of "Nouveau voyage ... 1698". First English edition appeared same year.
- The "Account of several new discoveries in North-America" includes Joliet's account of New France (p. 174-176); "An account of M. La Salles voyage to the river Mississippi. Directed to Count Frontenac, governor of New-France" (p. 176-184); "A discovery of some new countries and nations in the northern America. By Father Marquette" (p. 184-211); and some account of La Salle's later discoveries and death (p. 212-216)
- For a detailed bibliographical description of this edition, see V. H. Paltsits, Bibl. of the works of Father Louis Hennepin, Chicago, 1903, p. lxiii-lxiv.
- Local Notes:
- Bound in 1 vol.
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.), H1452
- OCLC:
- 147344047
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