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An account of Monsieur de la Salle's last expedition and discoveries in North America. : Presented to the French King, and published by the Chevalier Tonti, governour of Fort St. Louis, in the province of Islinois [sic]. / Made English from the Paris original. ; Also the adventures of the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the French buccaneers on the coast of Guinea, in the year 1695.
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Dernieres decouvertes dans l'Amerique septentrionale de M. de La Sale. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687--2643.
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier.
- Montauban, Sieur de, approximately 1650-1700--24065.
- Montauban.
- Tonti, Henri de, -1704--26016.
- Tonti, Henri de.
- New France--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800.
- New France.
- Buccaneers--Early works to 1800.
- Buccaneers.
- Canada--History--To 1763 (New France)--Early works to 1800.
- Canada.
- Canada--Description and travel--Early works to 1800--69038.
- Mississippi River Valley--History--To 1803--76393.
- Mississippi River Valley.
- Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Guinea--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Guinea.
- Physical Description:
- [2], 211, [1], 44 p. ; 18 cm. (8vo).
- Place of Publication:
- London, : Printed for J. Tonson at the Judge's Head, and S. Buckly at the Dolphin in Fleet-street, and R. Knaplock, at the Angel and Grown [sic] in St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1698.
- Notes:
- French original published in 1697, with title: Dernieres decouvertes dans l'Amerique Septentrionale de M. de La Sale.
- Henri de Tonti denied authorship, although the work is apparently based on a narrative written by him. Cf. Sabin; Chalevoix, P.F.X. Histoire ... de la Nouvelle France, 1744, II, 260.
- "A relation of a voyage made by the Sieur de Montauban" is on 44 p. at end; it is a translation of "Relation du voyage du Sieur de Montauban, captaine des flibustiers, en Guinée en l'année 1695" and has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.
- Identified as Wing T1890 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 440.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Cited in:
- Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 10335
- Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) A210A
- Sabin 96171
- ESTC R010138
- Contains:
- Montauban, Sieur de, approximately 1650-1700. Relation du voyage du Sieur de Montauban, captaine des flibustiers, en Guinée en l'année 1695. English.
- OCLC:
- 190760996
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