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A new discovery of a vast country in America : extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico : with a description 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 parts illustrated with maps, and figures, and dedicated to His Majesty K. William / by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which is added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century, author.
- Series:
- Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America
- Standardized Title:
- Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- New France--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800.
- New France.
- Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Mississippi River Valley.
- Indians of North America--Early works to 1800.
- Indians of North America.
- Great Lakes (North America)--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800.
- Great Lakes (North America).
- Québec (Québec)--History--Early works to 1800.
- Québec (Québec).
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.).
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([23], 243, [33], 228 pages, [9] leaves of plates (7 folded)) : illustrations, 2 maps
- Other Title:
- New discovery of a country greater than Europe, situated in America, betwixt New-Mexico and the Frozen-Sea
- Running title of Part [I]: New discovery of a large country in America
- Part [2] entitled: Continuation of The new discovery of a vast country in America
- Running title of Part [2]: New discovery of several countries in America
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, 1698.
- Notes:
- Engraved half title: A new discovery of a large country in America by Father Lewis Hennepin.
- Part [2] has separate t.p.: A continuation of The new discovery of a vast country in America ...
- "Account of several new discoveries in North-America" (Pt. [2], pages 185-228) includes: Joliet's account of New France; An account of M. La Salles voyage to the river Mississippi : directed to Count Frontenac, governor of New-France; A discovery of some new countries and nations in the northern America, by Father Marquette; Some account of La Salle's later discoveries and death.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2013 (American Indian histories and cultures)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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