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 map 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

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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 map 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
  • Nouvelle decouv'erte d'un tr`es grand pays situ'e dans l'Am'erique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English
  • Account of several new discoveries in North 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.
R6723
Grub Street ID
127044
Description
[24], 355, [33], 48, 45-178 p., [8] leaves of folded plates : ill., maps ; 8°.
Note
In this edition the first line of the imprint ends: Bon-; Translation varies in parts from Sabin 31370. Text proper begins: Men are never weary of pursuing the objects they have in view; ..

In three parts. Part 1 is a translation of Hennepin's "Nouvelle d'ecouverte d'un tr`es grand pays situ'e dans l'Am'erique" and part 3 is a translation of his "Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe"

Part 2 (p. [301]-355) has divisional title, "An account of several new discoveries in North America", and contains extracts from the works of La Salle, Joliet, and Marquette. It is sometimes bound following part 3, since the catchword on the last page of part 3, "An account of", appears to call for positioning it there

Part 3 has separate dated title page, "A continuation of The new discovery", and begins new pagination on 2C3

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