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 are added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition

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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 are added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition
  • Nouvelle decouv'erte d'un tr`es grand pays situ'e dans l'Am'erique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English
  • New voyage into the North-west parts of America; Continuation of the new discovery of a vast country in America; New discovery of a large country in America by Father Lewis Hennepin
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, 1698.
Added name
Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century. Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe. English.; Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700.; La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.; Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.
Publication year
1698
ESTC No.
R24981
Grub Street ID
108709
Description
[24], 243, [1]; [32], 228 p., [8] leaves of folded plates : ill., maps ; 8°.
Note
In this edition the first line of the imprint ends: Tonson,; Translation varies in parts from Sabin 31371. Text proper begins: Men are never weary of contemplating those objects that are before their eyes, ..

In two parts. Part 1 is a translation of Hennepin's "Nouvelle d'ecouverte d'un tr`es grand pays situ'e dans l'Am'erique"; part 2 is a translation of his "Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe"

Part 2 "A new voyage into the North-west parts of America" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It includes a section at the end (p.185-228) "An account of several new discoveries in North-America" containing extracts from the works of La Salle, Joliet, and Marquette

Some copies have part 2 with title page "A continuation, of the new discovery of a vast country in America". Apart from the title page the setting appears to be the same

Signatures: A]8] a]4] B-Q]8] R]2; A]8] a]8] B-M]8] N]4] O-P]8] Q]6.