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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 /
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Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship,
1698.
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Titles within double-line borders. Part [2] has separate title page and paging: A continuation of The new discovery of a vast country in America, extending above four thousand miles, between New France and Mexico; 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 / by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland, to which are added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition. London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, 1698. Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-Q⁸ R², ²A⁸ a⁸ B-M⁸ N⁴ O-P⁸ Q⁶. First folded map has title: A map of a large country newly discovered in the northern America situated between New Mexico and the frozen sea, together with the course of the Great River Meschasipi. Dedicated to His Ma.ty William III King of Great Britain by Father Lewis Hennepin missionary Recollect and Apostolic notary. Second folded map has title: A map of a new world between New Mexico and the frozen sea newly discovered by Father Lewis Hennepin, missionary recollect and native of Aht in Hainault. Dedicated to his Majesty of Great Britain William III. "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. Each part has a table of contents. A new discovery of a vast country in America is a translation of Nouvelle decouverte d'un tres grand pays que l'Europe. |
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24 unnumbered pages, 243 pages, 33 unnumbered pages, 228 pages, 8 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : 6 illustrations, 2 maps ; 20 cm |
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Great Britain -- England -- London. |