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Record Nr.

UNISA996385217403316

Autore

Hennepin Louis <17th cent.>

Titolo

A new discovery of a vast country in America [[electronic resource] ] : 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 ... : 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 ... ; to which is added several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship, 1698

Descrizione fisica

[24], 299 p.; [32], 178 p., [2], 303-355 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., 2 folded maps

Altri autori (Persone)

La SalleRobert Cavelier, sieur de,  <1643-1687.>

JolietLouis <1645-1700.>

MarquetteJacques <1637-1675.>

Soggetti

Indians of North America

Canada Discovery and exploration

Mississippi River Valley Discovery and exploration

Great Lakes Discovery and exploration

Québec (Province) History

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

[Pt. 1] is a translation of: Nouvelle découverte; [pt. 2] of: Nouveau voyage, with special t.p. and pagination.

First English ed. Cf. BM.

Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.

Appended to the 2nd part: Joliet's account, with half-title: An account of several new discoveries in North-America: p. 303-306; An account of M. la Salle's voyage to the river Mississipi: p. 307-317; A discovery of some new countries and nations in the Northern-America / by Father



Marquette: p. 318-355.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0078